Initial reports suggest Western-supplied projectiles may have been used in the attack on Voronezh
Three people have been injured by a Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Voronezh, Governor Aleksandr Gusev has said.
Authorities issued a missile attack warning on Monday morning for the region, which is around 450 km south of Moscow. Gusev later reported that air defenses had intercepted high-speed aerial targets over the city. He said an industrial facility, several residential buildings, and a number of cars were damaged.
Russian officials did not immediately identify the weapons used in the strike. However, media reports have claimed that British-French Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles were used.
The attack came after the Russian Defense Ministry said its forces had intercepted more than 300 Ukrainian long-range drones overnight. of drones were launched toward Moscow, according to the capital’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin.
Kiev’s military effort continues to rely heavily on Western support. The EU has shouldered much of the financial burden since US President Donald Trump cut off assistance last year. Ukraine has intensified long-range strikes inside Russia as its forces gradually retreat along parts of the front line and face a worsening manpower shortage.
The deep strikes are reportedly intended in part to demonstrate Ukraine’s ability to inflict damage and to encourage foreign backers to approve further multibillion-dollar aid packages.
Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory have repeatedly caused civilian casualties. In Voronezh, a girl in her early teens was injured by drone debris last Sunday.
