3 People Killed In Ukrainian Drone Attack Targeting Russian Missile Factory

JAKARTA - Three people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack that occurred in the Tula region and Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Tula Governor Dmitry Milyaev said two people were killed and two others were hospitalized following an attack on Sunday, August 10 evening, in the Tula region bordering the northern Moscow region.

It was also reported that one person was killed and two others hospitalized following a Ukrainian attack targeting an industrial zone in the Nizhny Novgorod region of western Russia.

A Ukrainian security official told Reuters Ukraine targeted a Russian plant that produces missile components in the Nizhny Novgorod region in the drone strike.

At least four drones attacked the Arzamas Instrument Construction Plant, which produces control systems and other components for Russia's Kh-32 and Kh-101 missiles.

Russian air defense units destroyed a total of 59 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 12 above the Tula region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The ministry only reported how many unmanned aircraft were shot down by its unit, not how many Ukraine launched.

Seven drones were shot down on the way to the Russian capital overnight and on Monday morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Both sides have denied targeting civilians in their attacks on their respective territories. Nonetheless, thousands of civilians have died in Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022.