Russian village evacuated after being hit by debris from Ukrainian drone

Russian village evacuated after being hit by debris from Ukrainian drone
This photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade press service shows an aerial view of the town of Chasiv Yar, the site of heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region (AP)

A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said.

Social media footage appeared to show rising clouds of black smoke in the Voronezh region while loud explosions could be heard in succession.

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