MOSCOW, Aug 9, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A fire broke out at a Russian military airfield hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border, state media reported early Friday, with authorities ordering evacuations in the area due to a "massive" drone attack. The attack in Lipetsk region came as pro-Kyiv forces pressed a new cross-border offensive in neighbouring Kursk, in what appears to be the most significant attack on Russian soil since the conflict in Ukraine began. Official Russian news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti cited the regional emergencies ministry directory in reporting the fire at the Lipetsk airfield, though neither offered a cause. He later reported explosions "far from civilian buildings" as well as damage to a local power facility. Artamonov said preliminary reports suggested six people had been wounded as a result of the attack.
