Russia Accuses Ukraine of Drone Attack That Injured Five at Railway Station

Russia says that a Ukrainian drone has struck a railway station in the Kursk region, injuring five people.

Another drone is said to have landed in the Rostov region – which shares a border with Ukraine, like Kursk – but no injuries were reported.

Russia also said it stopped a drone that was heading for Moscow, which then crashed in an unpopulated area.

Allegations of drone strikes inside Russia have become increasingly common in recent months.

Although Ukraine hasn’t claimed responsibility for specific drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that attacks on Russian territory are an “inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process”.

The Russian foreign ministry said it “strongly condemns” the drone attack in Kursk.

In its own statement, Russia’s defence ministry said it had “thwarted” an “attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by drone on infrastructure in Moscow” around 04:00 local time.

The Moscow-bound drone was destroyed by “electronic warfare” before losing control and crashing in an unpopulated area, the ministry added.

Russia’s aviation agency Rosaviatsia said flights to the Domodedovo and Vnukovo international airports were “temporarily limited” as a result.