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Ukrainian attack near Voronezh, injured and damaged power line

Russian air defense repelled five drones

Aug 17, 2025 07:13 240

Ukrainian attack near Voronezh, injured and damaged power line  - 1

A Ukrainian drone attack on a railway station in the Voronezh region damaged a power line and wounded a railway employee, the regional governor said today, quoted by Reuters and BTA.

"According to preliminary information, a technician at a railway station in one of the municipalities was injured. He is in hospital", Governor Alexander Gusev said in the "Telegram" application. Trains are delayed due to the attack, Gusev added.

The Defense Ministry's air defense forces detected and repelled an attack by five drones over three districts in the Voronezh region. According to preliminary data, a railway station mechanic was injured in the attack, Gusev said, quoted by TASS.

"A shop and a clothing market caught fire in the same area. Firefighters are already working on the scene," the governor added. In three districts of the Voronezh region, the immediate threat of a drone attack remains, he said.