Drone strike on sugar plant in Kursk region's Rylsky district injures three
In short
Three people were injured when a drone struck a sugar plant in the Rylsky district of the Kursk region, Interfax reported, citing Governor Alexander Khinshtein. TASS reported that the men suffered shrapnel wounds and said the drone belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Three people were injured when a drone struck a sugar plant in the Rylsky district of the Kursk region, Interfax reported, citing Governor Alexander Khinshtein. Interfax described the area as the Kursk border area. RIA Novosti and TASS also reported three people injured in a drone attack in the region. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
TASS said the drone belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and that it struck a plant. According to TASS, the men suffered shrapnel wounds. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
Interfax placed the strike in the Kursk border area and said it hit a sugar plant. The documents give no information on damage to the plant or on the condition of the three injured.
Key facts
- Three people were injured in a drone attack in the Kursk region. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The drone struck a plant. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Interfax said the plant was a sugar plant in the Rylsky district, in the Kursk border area. [ 3 ]
- Governor Alexander Khinshtein reported the injuries, according to Interfax. [ 3 ]
- TASS reported that the men suffered shrapnel wounds. [ 2 ]
- TASS said the drone belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Who launched the drone. Only TASS attributes the drone to the Armed Forces of Ukraine; the other reports do not say.
- The condition of the injured and any damage to the plant. No document describes either.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti reports three people injured in a drone attack in the Kursk region. [ 1 ]
- TASS reports a Ukrainian armed forces drone struck a plant, injuring three men with shrapnel wounds. [ 2 ]
- Interfax, citing Governor Alexander Khinshtein, reports three injured in a drone strike on a sugar plant in the Rylsky district. [ 3 ]