Ukrainian drone attacks injure nine in Russia’s Kaluga region and spark fire at chemical plant in Tver region
Ukrainian drones struck Kaluga overnight on October 9, said Vladislav Shapsha, governor of the Kaluga region. Strikes also hit several municipal districts, he said. Nine people were injured in the regional capital, five of whom were hospitalized.
Vitaly Korolev, governor of the Tver region, said a drone strike caused “a fire” at a plant in Redkino, a village in the Konakovo district. He said plant employees were not injured and the fire was extinguished.
The strike hit the Redkino experimental plant, which produces chemical products, according to Ukrainian monitoring projects and the independent Telegram channel Astra.
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