Drone Attack on Russia's Voronezh Region on October 26 Kills 2 and Injures 17; Train Services Suspended
On October 26, Alexander Gusev, governor of Russia's Voronezh region, said a drone attack on the region that day killed 2 men and injured 17 people, including a child. Gusev wrote on the MAX messaging app that air defences had shot down 113 drones over the region and that the attack also sparked fires at several industrial facilities. Russian Railways said a passenger train travelling from Anapa in Krasnodar Krai to Moscow was also damaged in the attack, injuring 5 passengers, and that train services through Voronezh region have been suspended. Voronezh region is located in southwestern Russia, close to the Russia-Ukraine border, and has repeatedly been a target of drone attacks in recent years, with the safety of industrial facilities and transport lines a continuing concern. Reuters noted in its reporting that it could not independently verify the above claims, and that the casualty figures and attack details all come from one-sided briefings by Russian officials. After the attack, local emergency departments are dealing with fires and damaged facilities, while the railway authorities assess when services can resume. For travellers, train journeys through Voronezh may be delayed or cancelled, and they should check Russian Railways' latest notices before departure. It should be pointed out that drone exchanges between Russia and Ukraine have become a daily form of the war, with both sides attacking each other's energy and industrial targets, and civilian casualty figures often differ between official briefings and independent verification; readers of such news should note the single-sourced nature of the information.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 沃罗涅日圣母领报大教堂（资料图）。摄影：Kovalev Aleksei，CC BY-SA 4.0，取自 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Annunciation Cathedral, Voronezh, Russia (file photo). Credit: Kovalev Aleksei, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
