Local authorities in the Ryazan region in southeastern Russia said that an oil refinery was attacked during the morning hours by a drone.
A number of people were injured and the facility caught fire, according to the district governor.
From Belgorod, near the border with Ukraine, reports come in Russian state-run media of a drone attack on the headquarters of the Russian intelligence service. No one should get hurt.
During the night and morning, the Russian army shot down drones in the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Ryazan and Leningrad, according to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. In total, about 60 drones were shot down. One of the drones in Leningrad was reportedly shot down near an oil refinery.
This is the second day in a row that Russian energy facilities have been attacked. On Tuesday, Russia accused the Ukrainian army of being behind attacks on a fuel depot in Oryol and an oil refinery in Kstovo.
The city hall in Belgorod, which, according to Russia, was attacked on Tuesday.
Fighting also raged on Tuesday on the ground in the Belgorod and Kursk border regions, after pro-Ukrainian fighters from the Russian Freedom Corps (LSR) group crossed the border and launched the attack.
president Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian state-run media claim that Ukraine is escalating attacks against Russia in an attempt to disrupt or interfere in the country's upcoming presidential elections, which will be held this weekend.
In the so-called elections scheduled for March 15-17, all real opposition is excluded, so Putin is expected to secure another six-year term.
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