Russia’s Udmurt Republic reports ‘most massive’ Ukrainian drone attack. Zelensky says Ukraine struck oil facility.
Ukraine struck Russia’s Udmurt Republic with drones on the morning of July 27, Governor Alexander Brechalov said, adding that air defense forces were repelling “the most massive attack in recent times.”
Izhevsk was among the cities hit, Brechalov said, and an air raid alert was declared there. Preliminary data from authorities showed no injuries, and Brechalov reported no other aftermath of the ongoing attack.
Wildberries evacuated employees from a sorting center and logistics complex it operates in Sarapul “in accordance with safety requirements,” the company’s press service said. No strike on the facilities was reported.
The independent Telegram channel Astra analyzed photos and videos from witnesses and suggested Ukrainian drones had struck a Rosrezerv fuel depot, the Prioritet plant. The aftermath remains unclear, and there has been no official report.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had carried out long-range strikes on oil facilities in Udmurtia and the Yaroslavl region as part of Ukraine’s plan of “long-range sanctions” to reduce Russia’s ability to finance the war.
Yaroslavl Governor Mikhail Evraev said the Ukrainian drone attack there injured one person and damaged homes and vehicles.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that air defenses shot down 276 Ukrainian drones overnight on July 27 over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and the Black and Azov seas, though it did not specify how many drones were involved in the attack overall. Strikes in Rostov-on-Don damaged residential buildings, killing five people and injuring eight. In Belgorod, a drone attack in the city center injured 12 people.
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