Powerful Explosion In Kursk: Drone Hits Strategic Facility

• 20.08.2023, 8:05

Earlier, strike drones were launched from there against Ukraine.

On Sunday, August 20, around 03:20, a powerful explosion sounded in the Russian city of Kursk. There was smoke around the railway station.

The Russian media report this. Footage from the scene appeared online, says obozrevatel.com.

In the published photos and videos, you can see that smoke has risen above the station. Shards of glass are scattered inside the building.

According to Russian sources, firefighters and law enforcement agencies were called to the scene.

“According to preliminary data, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Kursk railway station with the help of a UAV,” said Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia [a pro-Russian collaborationist organization operating in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region - Ed.].

A little later, the governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, reported the wounded after the strike.

“According to preliminary information, it (the drone - Ed.) crashed into the roof of the railway station building and a fire broke out on the roof. I'm clarifying the details. All operational services are on site,” the governor said.

Strike drones were launched from the Kursk region last night against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.