FACTBOX: Aftermath of Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions, court building hit
Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties
MOSCOW, May 28. /TASS/. Alert air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a total of 62 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Russian regions and the waters off the Azov Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
A drone attack damaged a regional court building in the center of the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
TASS has compiled the key information regarding the aftermath.
Scale
- Alert air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a total of 62 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Russian regions and the waters off the Azov Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
- According to the Defense Ministry, drones were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, and Tambov regions, the Republic of Crimea, and the waters off the Azov Sea.
- Air defense forces downed 18 Ukrainian drones over the Voronezh Region, Governor Alexander Gusev reported on his channel on the Max messenger.
Aftermath
- A drone attack damaged a regional court building in the center of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Governor Gleb Nikitin said on Max.
- Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties.
- Emergency crews are working at the scene.
- Emergency services remain on heightened alert.