A drone crashed into an condominium constructing in St. Petersburg Saturday morning, in accordance with Russian state information company RIA Novosti.
The native state information company mentioned that Ukrainian forces had broken the condominium constructing.
Two buildings had been broken in St. Petersburg’s Krasnogvardeisky district following the alleged attack.
Photographs from the dilapidated-looking condominium advanced confirmed giant craters on the constructing’s exterior.
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A view of a broken condominium block after an alleged drone assault reported by native media at Krasnogvardeysky district in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 02, 2024. (Stringer/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
The native media mentioned that six condominium residents had been injured by the explosion, and so they had been transported to the hospital.
A view of a broken condominium block after an alleged drone assault reported by native media at Krasnogvardeysky district in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 02, 2024. (Stringer/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov mentioned that residents had been compelled to evacuate.
Native residents informed Reuters that they heard a “pop” and a “blaze.”
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“I first heard a whistle, as a result of I had simply opened the window, then a pop, a blaze and a full apartment of smoke, the window flew out,” native resident Elena informed Reuters.
She mentioned this occurred after 7:00 a.m. native time.
A view of a broken condominium block after an alleged drone assault reported by native media at Krasnogvardeysky district in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 02, 2024. (Stringer/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
The state newspaper’s report got here after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned that eight individuals had been killed in a Russian drone assault in Odesa, Russia.
Zelenskyy recognized the youngest victims of the assault as four-month-old Tymofiy and Mark, aged two.
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Odesa regional Gov. Oleh Kiper mentioned the Shahed Russian drone was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, however the falling particles hit the condominium constructing on Saturday.
Reuters and the Related Press contributed to this report.
