Russia says Ukrainian drones injure 3 in Tambov region

MOSCOW — 

Ukraine launched drone attacks crossed respective regions of Russia, striking 2 residential houses successful the Tambov portion and injuring astatine slightest 3 people, Russia said connected Saturday.

The determination head, Evgeny Pervyshov, said connected the Telegram messaging app radical were treated for injuries resulting from shattered windows arsenic drones deed 2 houses successful the municipality of Kotovsk, astir 480 kilometers southeast of Moscow.

He said the buildings were lone somewhat damaged, the inhabitants were offered impermanent housing, and an evacuation was not required.

"Three (people) had cuts from fragments of breached windows, different 4 complained of precocious humor pressure," helium said.

Separately, Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted and destroyed 85 Ukrainian drones overnight successful respective regions of the country, including 31 drones implicit the Black Sea, 16 each successful the Voronezh and Krasnodar regions and 14 implicit the Azov Sea.

Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said airports successful the cities of Kazan, Nizhnekamsk and Ulyanovsk successful the Volga River regions temporarily suspended flights.

A formation suspension successful the metropolis of Saratov was besides aboriginal declared to guarantee safety.

Kyiv's aerial unit said successful a connection aboriginal connected Saturday that Russia launched 74 drones astatine Ukraine overnight, adding it had downed 47 of them, portion 27 others disappeared from radars without reaching their targets.

Both sides successful the Ukraine struggle person turned inexpensive commercialized drones into deadly weapons and besides accrued their production.

Russian and Ukrainian soldiers alike person reported a visceral fearfulness of drones, and some sides person utilized video footage of fatal drone strikes successful their propaganda.

On Friday, Russia accused Ukraine of carrying retired a rocket onslaught connected a supermarket successful the Russian-controlled metropolis of Donetsk successful eastbound Ukraine.