After being interfered by the Russian army, the Ukrainian drone lost control and crashed into a Russian residential area. Local residents criticized the military for mishandling it.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The Russian Ministry of Defense recently claimed that it shot down a Ukrainian drone in its territory and caused damage to many local buildings.

The incident took place in Kireyevsk, a small town in Tula Oblast, south of Moscow. Local residents whose houses were damaged were very angry about this, and questioned why the military wanted to place drones over residential areas. shoot down.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out on the 26th that the military used electronic interference to disable the Ukrainian drone, which deviated from its course and crashed in a residential area in Kireyevsk.

Local officials in Kireyevsk pointed out on the 26th that the drone fell and exploded at 3:19 pm local time on the 26th, injuring 3 people and damaging 7 buildings.

Please read on...

Alina, a 35-year-old Kireyevsk resident, said bluntly: "Shooting it down over a residential area is outrageous. It's only 500 meters away from us. They could have shot down the drone next to them. Why did they shoot it down at us?" Over the house? Someone got hurt. What if the kids were home? They didn’t give a damn.”

Yuri Ovchinnikov, who was at home with his wife at the time of the incident, said the whole house shook and questioned why the military didn't shoot down the drone.

The house of 70-year-old Svetlana was also hit by a drone. She mentioned that the floor and walls of her house were cracked as a result, and neighbors even narrowly escaped in the explosion.

keywords

  • Russia

  • drone

  • Russia-Ukraine conflict

related news