Falling drone damages kindergarten in Russia's Tambov region, governor says
In short
A kindergarten building in Rasskazovo, Tambov region, was damaged when a drone fell on it, with windows blown out and the facade and roof damaged, Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov (Евгений Первышов) said on October 9. Nobody was hurt. The governor said air defences shot down 12 drones over the region, which RIA Novosti and TASS described as Ukrainian.
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A kindergarten building in Rasskazovo in Russia's Tambov region was damaged when a drone fell on it, Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov (Евгений Первышов) said on October 9. According to the governor, quoted by RIA Novosti, windows were blown out and the building's facade and roof were damaged. He said nobody was hurt. RBC reported that the drone hit the kindergarten building. [ 1 , 2 ]
Pervyshov said air defences shot down 12 drones over the region in total. RIA Novosti quoted him as describing the drone that fell on the kindergarten as Ukrainian, and TASS headlined its report as damage caused by an attack by the Ukrainian armed forces. Kommersant said the drones were shot down during the night. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Kommersant reported that several other Russian regions were also attacked overnight. It said nine people were injured, damage was recorded in Kaluga and two municipal districts, and a fire broke out at a plant with no casualties. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The governor's report, carried by official outlets RIA Novosti and TASS and by business outlets RBC and Kommersant, points to damage to a children's facility. Kommersant reported the Tambov incident alongside overnight attacks on several other Russian regions.
Key facts
- A kindergarten building in Rasskazovo, Tambov region, was damaged when a drone fell. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
- Windows were blown out and the facade and roof were damaged. [ 1 , 4 ]
- No one was injured, according to Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov. [ 1 , 4 ]
- Air defences shot down 12 drones over the region. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- RIA Novosti and TASS described the drones as Ukrainian. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Kommersant reported that several other Russian regions were also attacked overnight. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The exact time the drone fell on the kindergarten. No document gives a time; Kommersant says only that the drones were shot down during the night.
- The origin of the drones. RIA Novosti and TASS describe the drones as Ukrainian; the documents contain no comment from the Ukrainian side.
- Details of the attacks on other Russian regions. Kommersant mentions nine injured, damage in Kaluga and a fire at a plant, but its text does not clearly name all the regions involved.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti reports the governor's statement on the damaged kindergarten and 12 drones shot down. [ 1 ]
- RBC reports that a drone hit the kindergarten building in Rasskazovo. [ 2 ]
- TASS reports the kindergarten damaged in an attack and 12 drones shot down. [ 3 ]
- Kommersant reports the damage alongside attacks on other Russian regions overnight. [ 4 ]