An explosion occurred near a metallurgical plant in Cherepovets of the Russian Volgograd region. The Russians claim that the cause was allegedly a drone attack.
What is known about the drone attack on the Russian metal plant
The acting governor of the Volgograd region, Georgy Filimonov, said that a drone attack was allegedly carried out on one of Russia's largest metallurgical plants.
According to Russian media, the explosion took place at Severstal.
Earlier, the plant's general director stated that a "technological incident" occurred this morning.
Drones regularly attack Russian objects
Earlier, Russian troops reported the destruction of a drone near the port of Bronka near St. Petersburg. It was shot down over the Gulf of Finland. According to the Russian MOD, around 7:30 p.m., an attempted attack by a UAV on the objects of the Russian Federation was observed.
Using air defence means, the unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Leningrad Region, the report said.
In addition, on Jan. 10, the Russians reported the downing of a drone in the Saratov region, near the Engels airfield. According to the Russian MOD, air defense is claimed to destroy the drone at night. The Russians accused Ukraine of a "terrorist attack".
The governor of the Saratov region emphasised that, according to their claims, an unmanned aerial vehicle of the aircraft type was shot down over the territory of the Engels district.
