An attack with Ukrainian drones caused a fire at a station in the Volgograd region on Sunday night, southern Russia, and temporarily affected rail and aerial traffic.
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a Volgograd train station, Russia: video capture
According to the administration of the Volgograd region, an unexploded drone fell on the railway lines near the Arlda station. The information was transmitted to Telegram and attributed to the governor of the region, Andrei Bocharov.
“No damages were reported to the railway“, The local administration said, although the Russian Tass agency reported that several regional trains have registered delays in the area, according to News.ro.
On the social networks there were images and videos showing flames and smoke rising from the station area.
Suspended flights in Volgograd
Due to the attack, the flights from the regional airport in the city of Volgograd, the administrative center of the region, were suspended for several hours. The Russian authority for civil aviation, Rosaviatsia, announced on Telegram that the airport activity was resumed around 03:00 GMT.
“Massive attack” on the infrastructure
Although the total extent of the attack is not yet known, the local authorities quoted the governor Bocharov, who stated that the attack was “massive“And it had as target the energy and transport infrastructure.
The incident is part of a series of drone attacks in recent months that targeted the Russian territory, against the background of the continuous conflict between Moscow and Kiev.
Attacks and in other regions of Russia
On Sunday, August 3, another fire broke out at a oil deposit in the city of Soci, located on the Russian coast of the Black Sea, following an Ukrainian attack with drones.
On the same day, the governor of the Voronej region, southern Russia, announced that four people were injured following another Ukrainian drone attack, which caused several fires in the area.
In response, Russia has launched a new missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the city's military administration informed.
On the front of Ukraine, the Russian army has made territorial progress for the fourth consecutive month, according to a recent assessment published by the Institute for War Study (ISW).
