In Russia's Smolensk region, air defense forces were activated overnight on January 4 in response to the detection of drones. Explosions were heard in the area, according to Vasily Anokhin ...

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A video screengrab shows a large fire burning at what was reportedly a state-owned oil storage depot in Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, after a Ukrainian drone attack, April 24, 2024.

Moscow authorities are concerned about Ukrainian drone strikes on the Smolensk nuclear power plant, 120 miles from the border with Ukraine.

The governor of Russia's western region of Smolensk said a Ukrainian drone hit a fuel depot overnight, setting it on fire, while an attack on the regional centre had been repelled.

Russia on Friday closed Poland's consular agency in the western city of Smolensk. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree that said he accepted "the proposal of the Russian Foreign ...

Fire broke out at fuel and energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region as a result of a drone attack launched by Ukraine, said Vasily Anokhin, the governor of the western region. It was not ...

Ukraine's general staff said on the Telegram app that the depot was used for military purposes. Smolensk region governor Vasily Anokhin said that the attack caused a fuel spill and fire.

Units of the Special Operations Forces on the night of Tuesday, December 31, in cooperation with the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces and other components of the Defense Forces, attacked ...

Smolensk Mayor Alexander Novikov said that five drones were shot down over the city and its suburbs on the morning of October 1. There were no casualties, he said. Novikov urged residents of the city ...