DRONES struck inside Russia's border with Ukraine on Tuesday in the second day of attacks exposing the vulnerability of some of Moscow's most important military sites, observers said.
A fire broke out at an airport in Russia's southern Kursk region that borders Ukraine after a drone hit the facility, the region's governor said on Tuesday. In a second incident, an industrial plant 80 kilometres from the Ukrainian border was also targeted by drones, which missed a fuel depot at the site, Russian independent media reported.
Ukrainian officials did not formally confirm carrying out drone strikes inside Russia and they have maintained ambiguity over previous high-profile attacks.
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