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Infrastructure amenities in Russia's Voronezh and Rostov areas caught fireplace following a number of drone strikes, governors Alexander Gusev and Yuri Slyusar reported on March 12.

Within the Voronezh area, two unnamed infrastructure amenities had been allegedly shelled, one in every of which caught fireplace.

Russian air defenses reportedly shot down 5 drones within the Rostov area, with one falling on the territory of an industrial facility.

Native residents reported that the drones focused fuel infrastructure.

No casualties had been reported, based on the performing governors’ statements. The Kyiv Impartial is unable to right away confirm the studies.

The assault comes amid an uptick in Ukraine’s drone operations concentrating on Russian vitality infrastructure. Kyiv has notably taken purpose at Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure as a part of its technique to undermine funding for the Kremlin's warfare operations.

Each areas border Ukraine to the west. Voronezh is positioned round roughly 279 kilometers (173 miles) northeast of Kharkiv., and Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

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