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Russian authorities claim Saratov Oblast attacked by drones, 4 injured

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Russian authorities claim Saratov Oblast attacked by drones, 4 injured
Photo for illustrative purposes only: Drone attack was reported in Russian Krasnodar Krai on June 6. (Courtesy)

Drones reportedly struck Russia's Saratov Oblast overnight on Aug. 26, Russian authorities reported in the morning. At least four civilians were injured in the attack that caused damage to buildings and led to flight restrictions in the region.

"A woman was hospitalised in serious condition," Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin said on his Telegram channel. "Doctors are fighting for her life."

The drones reportedly targeted Saratov and Engels, home to a Russian air force base. There was no immediate information on damage at the base which is often used by Russia to attack Ukraine.

Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defence systems destroyed nine drones over the Saratov region, which lies some 900 kilometres (560 miles) away from the border with Ukraine.

Three more drones were allegedly downed over Kursk region, and several over Belgorod, Bryansk, Tula, Orel, and Ryazan oblasts. The Kyiv Independent couldn't immediately verify this information.

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Olena Goncharova

Head of North America desk

Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent. She first joined the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper, as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months. The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.

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