A Ukrainian drone hit an apartment building in St Petersburg, Russia’s state news agency has reported.
RIA Novosti said six people received medical help after the explosion early on Saturday morning and published a video reportedly showing the moment the apartment building was struck. In the footage a strong flash of light is seen engulfing one side of the building, sending fragments of debris flying into the air.
Alexander Beglov, St Petersburg’s Governor, said “an incident” had taken place in the city’s north-eastern district of Krasnogvardeyskiy. There were no casualties, but residents were evacuated from their apartments, he said.
Lying about 620 miles from the Ukrainian border, attacks on St Petersburg have been rare. In January, Ukrainian drones struck a major gas export terminal on the outskirts of the city.
The claims could not be immediately verified, and neither Ukraine or Russia’s Defence Ministry have yet commented on the incident.
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