pennbattlethree|Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at Russia's military facility

MOSCOW, Augpennbattlethree. 22 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at a military facility in Russia's Volgograd region early Thursday following a Ukrainian drone attack, local authorities said.

Russian air defense forces repelled the assault, destroying most of the Ukrainian drones, Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov was quoted by the regional administration's Telegram channel as saying.

The attack occurred near the village of Marinovka, where the Ukrainian drones targeted a Russian military site.

No casualties were reported, the governor said.

Flight operations at Volgograd Airport have been disrupted. There has been no official confirmation regarding restrictions on airspace usage in the region.■

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