Russian Lipetsk complains about drone attack, explosions heard in region

On the night of February 13, a series of explosions were heard in the Lipetsk Oblast of the russian federation. Local authorities announced a massive drone attack, which led to the introduction of an air alert regime in the region.

The governor of the region, Igor Artamonov, as well as the Telegram channels Mash, SHOT, and the russian BBC service reported this.

According to the governor of the Lipetsk Oblast, Igor Artamonov, the drone attack affected the city of Lipetsk, Yelets, Gryazi and nearby areas. He urged residents not to publish photos and videos of the consequences of the strikes and the work of air defense.

Eyewitnesses reported a series of loud explosions. The Telegram channel Mash, citing local residents, stated that at least 12 explosions were heard in the industrial zone of Lipetsk. Residents of Yelets also heard "blasts" and the hum of drones.

After the attack, power supply was cut off in some areas of Lipetsk, but local authorities later reported that it had been restored. Drone debris was also recorded falling on private homes, as a result of which an employee of the Lipetsk aeration station was injured. She received shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the governor of the russian Krasnodar Krai informed that in the Krasnodar Krai of the aggressor state of the russian federation on the night of Wednesday, February 5, an oil depot caught fire as a result of a drone attack. The fires were given the second rank of complexity.

Yesterday, drones attacked the Saratov oil refinery and the city of Engels in the russian federation.