Russia says debris from Ukrainian drone sparks fire in Smolensk region

Russian officials said Tuesday that debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone fell on an oil facility in the Smolensk region, causing a fire.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down a total of 68 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 10 over Smolensk.

The intercepts were also over Bryansk, Crimea, Krasnodar, Tver, Rostov, Kursk and Kaluga regions, the ministry said.

There are no other reports of damage or casualties in the attacks.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air defenses worked to defend against Russian missile attacks in Kiev on Tuesday.

Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said that debris from the falling missile fell on the building, but did not cause any damage.

In the Sumy region of northeastern Ukraine, officials said the missile attack targeted infrastructure sites in the town of Shostka.

Some information for this story was provided by Agence France-Presse and Reuters.