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Drone crashes into train station in Russian city of Kursk, injuring five people

Source: Meduza

On the night of August 20, a Ukrainian drone crashed into the roof of a train station in Kursk, causing a fire to break out, reported the region’s governor Roman Starovoyt.

The front of the building and the station’s first platform were damaged. The blast also caused damage to the waiting room and the pedestrian underpass. The fire was extinguished by morning. According to the governor, five people sustained minor injuries from glass fragments.

Roman Starovoyt
Roman Starovoyt
Roman Starovoyt

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