Russia says Ukrainian drone attack targets industrial facility in Orenburg region

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - Russia said on Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted an industrial facility in the country’s Orenburg region.

“An attempt was made to attack an industrial facility in the region using enemy drones,” Orenburg Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said on Telegram.

He noted that there were no casualties, saying the operation of the facility was not disrupted and that emergency services are at the site.

Solntsev further said that Orenburg Airport was temporarily closed amid a drone attack alert declared in the region, which he said was later lifted.

No further details were given by Russian authorities concerning the attack.

Ukrainian authorities have not immediately commented on the incident, though the country’s state news agency Ukrinform reported that Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) attacked the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Orsk, citing sources in the SBU.

The city is about 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Russia’s border with Kazakhstan, and about 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from the front line in Ukraine.