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Voronezh Regional Governor Alexandr Gusev reported that 113 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the region, and admitted that 70 of them were shot down directly over Voronezh (which would include the residential areas).
Two people were killed and 17 others, including a child, were injured, as a result of the drone strikes, reported the Governor.
Gusev said that a significant number of those injured, including two seriously injured, were travelling on a train in the suburban area of Voronezh on the right bank, when debris of a drone fell on it.
Russian Railways (RZD) reported that five passengers of the Anapa-Moscow train were reportedly injured due to the drone attack on the region.
Fires broke out at several industrial enterprises, a business centre in the city centre, an apartment building, two suburban settlements, a school stadium, and a garage cooperative, as a result of the drones being shot down over the areas, while damage to facades and windows were being reported in almost all districts of the city.
Ukraine appeared to have damaged power lines or a substation by the railway, after an announcement from the RZD said there was no power on the contact network, which caused delays to 18 trains travelling on the section between Trestkoya and Somovo, Otrozhk, and Voronezh due to a three hour suspension.
Intel specialists confirmed that the ‘Chizhov Gallery’ shopping centre in Voronezh was struck by debris, as well as a residential multi-story building in the business centre, and footage soon followed through monitoring channels Astra and ExileNova,
The business centre in Voronezh is located on 35A Koltsovskaya Street in the city caught fire following a reported drone explosion by residents, who noted that they did not hear the air raid siren.
According to reports, the 25-story high-rise building of the business centre, which is integrated into the Chizhov Gallery complex, served as one of the main architectural landmarks of the city centre.
Debris also caused damage to at least 10 cars in a parking lot at one address, while at another address, a drone struck the ‘Uritzky’ complex, which is located at 135 Uritsky Street and was only completed last year.
Intel specialists Astra reported that the black smoke recorded by witnesses to the Voronezh drone attack appeared to be above the territory of the ‘Voronezhsintezkauchuk’ joint-stock company.
The company belongs to ‘Sibur,’ who have controlled the plant since 1998, while ‘PSJC Sibur Holding’ has been the 100% owner of the business since 2012.
Products manufactured at the plant are said to be of the ‘dual-use’ category, producing thermoplastic elastomers and synthetic rubbers.
The company’s website says that the rubbers produced at the plant are used in the production of rubber for automotive, aviation, and bicycle tyres, as well as rubber products.
SBS polymers are used to improve the quality of road surfaces and roofing, the Voronezhsintezkauchuk website stated.
The plant manufactures more than 385,000 tons of products annually, which are used, among other things, in the production of tyres for military aviation and heavy-wheeled vehicles, as well as rubber products for armoured vehicles and shipbuilding, and synthetic rubber is also used in the production of rockets.
Ukraine’s General Staff reported that the plant is also involved in the production of solid rocket fuel, which is used in ‘Iskander’ ballistic missiles.
