Multiple people were killed and a number of others injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial facility in the city of Izhevsk, Russian authorities said early Tuesday.Igor Brechalov, head of the republic of Udmurtia where Izhevsk is located, said an enterprise had actually been targeted in the city, which lies around 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from the Ukrainian border.Brechalov published a video from the scene but did not call the facility.
He at first reported unspecified victims, later on stating there were dead and terribly injured.Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraines Center for Countering Disinformation, declared the target was the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, which he said produces kamikaze drones for the Russian military.The independent Telegram news outlet Astra, which formerly reported a Ukrainian drone strike on Kupol in November, stated it had geolocated the plant based on videos of the attack shared on social media.Eyewitness videos flowing online revealed flames and thick smoke increasing from a multi-story structure, with one passerby heard stating, Its most likely Kupol.The Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russias security services, reported that 3 individuals were killed and at least 24 wounded.
There was no main verification of that information.The United States enforced sanctions on Kupol and its subcontractors in December 2023, a year after the European Union did the same.Russias Defense Ministry did not instantly talk about the attack in Izhevsk.
It stated its air defenses ruined or intercepted 60 Ukrainian drones overnight across six southwestern Russian areas, annexed Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.Meanwhile, the Kyiv Independent reported that Russia released a record 5,337 drones at Ukraine in June, surpassing the previous high of 4,198 in March.