Drone attacks across southern Russia injure at least 16 people

At least 16 people were injured in a series of drone attacks on cities in southern Russia, authorities said Thursday morning, Report informs via The Moscow Times.

In Rostov-on-Don, located around 70 kilometers (44 miles) away from the border with Ukraine, Governor Yury Slyusar said 13 people were hospitalized after a drone attack caused damage to several apartment buildings in the regional capital.

A video posted on social media showed a plane-like drone slowly descending over the city before it crashed into a building, causing a large explosion. Other footage showed a large plume of gray smoke rising into the air following the crash.

In a separate incident in the city of Belgorod earlier in the morning, three people were wounded when a Ukrainian drone crashed into a car, authorities said.