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Russian air defenses foiled on April 18 morning a Ukrainian attack with tactical ballistic missiles, rockets, suicide drones and incendiary balloons on the regions of Belgorod, Rostov and Voronezh, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Two Soviet-made Tochka-U tactical ballistic missiles, 19 Czech-made RM-70 Vampire rockets, 16 suicide drones and two incendiary balloons were shot down over Belgorod, the ministry said in a statement, adding that three more suicide drones were intercepted Rostov and another was downed over Voronezh along with three incendiary balloon.
Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a post on his official Telegram channel that a house was hit and a woman was wounded in the settlement of Razumnoye.
“In the village of Razumnoye, as a result of a direct hit on a private residential building, the roof was damaged and one of the walls was destroyed. A woman was injured – she had a shrapnel wound to her left foot. An ambulance transported the victim to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod, where doctors provided her with all the necessary assistance,” he said.
In Rostov, governor Vasily Golubev said that an industrial building was damaged and one person was injured during the Ukrainian attack.
“According to the updated data of the emergency services, as a result of the fall of drone debris in Kamensk, the glazing of the industrial building was damaged. An employee of the enterprise received light injuries, cuts, he was provided with first aid, he refused to be hospitalized,” Golubev wrote on his Telegram channel.
Four houses were also damaged in Voronezh as a result of the Ukrainian attack, governor Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.
“City services will today work at the site of the fall of drone debris in Voronezh. They will clarify the damage caused to private facilities and will begin repairs in houses [at the moment it is known about the damage of four],” the governor said.
Ukraine has been attacking Russian territory with ballistic missiles, rockets and suicide drones since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. However, it only began to use incendiary balloons, which have no real guidance, in recent weeks.
The Kiev regime views attacks on Russian territory, which usually target civilian properties and infrastructure, as a way to make up for the never ending failures of its forces on the battlefields.
Last month, the Russian military resumed large-scale missile and drone strikes against Ukraine in response to recent attacks.
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