One Killed, Two Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia’s Volgograd Region, Governor Says

May 29 (Reuters) – One ⁠person ⁠was killed ⁠and two injured in ​a Ukrainian drone attack ‌on Russia’s Volgograd ‌region, governor ⁠Andrey ⁠Bocharov said on Friday.

Fires at a chemical ​plant and energy facilities were put out ​after the attack, he added.

Fuel ⁠storage facilities ⁠also caught ⁠fire ​following a Ukraine drone attack in ​Russia’s ⁠Yaroslavl region, northeast of Moscow, Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said on ⁠Telegram, adding that work to extinguish the ⁠fire were ongoing.

Overall, Russia downed 208 drones overnight, Interfax said, citing the defense ministry. Of those, over 80 were shot down ⁠in Russia’s southern Rostov region, local authorities said.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in ​Tokyo; Editing by Himani ​Sarkar/Guy Faulconbridge)

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