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By AFP
08 June 2024 | 12:38 p.m.
Ukraine targeted the southbound Russian portion of North Ossetia with drones for the archetypal clip ever connected Saturday, causing insignificant damage, section authorities said.
Rescuers enactment astatine the tract of a rocket onslaught successful Lugansk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, connected June 7, 2024, amid ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. – A Ukrainian rocket onslaught connected the Russian-controlled metropolis of Lugansk connected June 7, 2024 ripped done a artifact of flats, sidesplitting 4 and injuring implicit 40, Russia-appointed officials said. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)Ukraine targeted the southbound Russian portion of North Ossetia with drones for the archetypal clip ever connected Saturday, causing insignificant damage, section authorities said.
The drones were aimed astatine a subject airfield adjacent the municipality of Mozdok, much than 700 kilometres (430 miles) from the frontline, according to North Ossetia politician Sergei Menyailo.
“The onslaught was foiled by the Russian Defence Ministry’s aerial defence forces. Minor harm and fires were recorded. No 1 was injured,” helium said.
Three drones were changeable down successful the attack, helium added.
Social media videos purportedly filmed successful the portion showed drones flying overhead, portion pictures showed what appeared to beryllium drone fragments scattered connected the ground.
“All services person been enactment connected precocious alert. For the information of citizens, we person decided to cancel each wide events successful Mozdoksky district,” Menyailo added.
Ukraine often targets subject and vigor facilities connected Russian territory successful drone attacks, sometimes hundreds of kilometres from the frontline.
Ukraine did not instantly comment, nevertheless the Ukrainska Pravda paper quoted Kyiv’s subject quality arsenic saying they were down the attack.
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Ukraine targeted the southbound Russian portion of North Ossetia with drones for the archetypal clip ever connected Saturday, causing insignificant damage, section authorities said.
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