Two people were injured in the attack in the city of Rostov-on-Don, the regional head has said
FILE PHOTO: An ambulance in Russia. © Natalya Seliverstova / Sputnik
A Ukrainian drone has struck a tall apartment complex in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar has said.
The UAV has caused “an explosion” on the 17th floor of the high-rise building, he wrote on Telegram on Friday evening.
“According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. Two people have been injured. The information is being clarified,” he wrote.
Local Telegram news channels said that the UAV crashed into a wall and detonated, with the blast shattering windows in several apartments.
One of the residents of the 21st floor told the website news161.ru that he heard “a powerful bang at around 11 pm.”
The newspaper Izvestia posted a CCTV video that it said captured the moment of the strikes.
Drone attacks were reported in multiple Russian regions on Friday. More than 10 UAVs were intercepted in the western Voronezh Region, Governor Aleksandr Gusev said.
READ MORE:
Broken promises and burned pipelines: Why diplomacy with Kiev is a dead end
The attacks took place amid US President Donald Trump’s attempts to mediate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine via shuttle diplomacy.
Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, told ABC News this week that the US is planning to arrange “indirect talks” between Russia and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on March 24.