Russia claims to intercept 12 UAVs over its territory, factory blaze erupts in Kursk after drone attack

A factory in Russia's Kursk region that produces low-voltage equipment caught fire on Monday, July 15, supposedly due to an attack by Ukrainian drones. Reports indicate that these drones targeted multiple regions of the Russian Federation and annexed Crimea throughout the night.

Telegram channel Mash, acting governor of the Kursk region, Oleksiy Smirnov, and the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that.

In particular, the low-voltage equipment plant in the urban village of Korenevo is reportedly on fire.

^{Photo: Telegram / Smirnov}

"It's a 400-square-meter area that's on fire. The workers evacuated before the firefighters arrived, and one person had already been injured," the report reads.

Later, Smirnov confirmed the fire at the plant. According to him, none of the workers were injured in the incident.

Firefighters extinguish a fire in one of the plant's shops.

"Tonight, a Ukrainian copter dropped an explosive device on the territory of the low-voltage apparatus factory in Korenevo. None of the workers were injured. Fire brigades from two districts are extinguishing the fire in one of the technological workshops," the governor of the Kursk region claimed.

As per usual, the Russian propaganda channels on Telegram claimed that Ukraine was at fault, alleging that a Ukrainian military drone had dropped an explosive device on the factory premises.

The photograph and video clearly show the massive blaze that consumed the building's roof. In the background, the words "JSC NVA" indicate that the fire was at the Korenevsky plant for low-voltage equipment.

According to data from open sources, it is one of the largest Russian manufacturers of distribution and control electrical equipment. Its products are widely used in Russia's industry and energy complex.

In general, last night, attack drones attacked several regions of Russia and temporarily occupied Crimea.

It is noted that 12 attack drones were shot down over the territory of the Russian Federation, and another drone was destroyed near the Crimean Peninsula:

• nine drones were shot down over the territory of the Rostov region;
• one UAV was eliminated over the territory of the Belgorod region;
• one drone was shot down over the Kursk region;
• one UAV was destroyed over the territory of the Voronezh region;
• one UAV was eliminated over the waters of the Black Sea near the western coast of the Crimean Peninsula.

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It should be noted that the Russian air defense system repelled a UAV attack on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of July 15. In some Russian regions, drones were also shot down.

According to reports, there were attacks on a military unit in the temporarily occupied area of Cape Fiolent in Sevastopol on the night of July 15. It is believed that one of the Russian radar stations may have sustained damage.