(Reuters) – Russia was evacuating folks from components of its western Lipetsk area on Friday morning after a “large assault” by Ukrainian drones triggered explosions and disrupted energy provide, regional governor Igor Artamonov mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
On the identical time, he mentioned calls on social media to evacuate the entire metropolis of Lipetsk had been a part of psychological warfare by Ukraine.
A state of emergency has been declared within the Lipetsk municipal district, and 4 villages had been being evacuated, Artamonov mentioned. A few of the villages he named are near an air pressure base exterior the town of Lipetsk.
He didn’t report any casualties.
Ukrainian authorities haven’t reported any strikes on the area.