According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, a drone crashed into an apartment building in St. Petersburg on Saturday morning.
Local state news agency said Ukrainian troops had damaged an apartment building.
The alleged attack damaged two buildings in St. Petersburg’s Krasnogvardeisky district.
Photos of the apartment building, which appeared to be in disrepair, showed a large crater on the outside of the building.
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On March 2, 2024, an apartment complex damaged by a suspected drone attack was reported by local media in the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg, Russia. (Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
According to local media, six residents of the apartment were injured in the explosion and taken to hospital.
On March 2, 2024, an apartment complex damaged by a suspected drone attack was reported by local media in the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg, Russia. (Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said residents had been forced to evacuate.
Local residents told Reuters they heard “a popping sound” and “the sound of flames”.
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Elena, a local resident, told Reuters: “The first thing I heard was a whistle because I had just opened the window. Then I heard a crackling sound and then there was flames and the apartment was filled with smoke and the window was blown out. I went,” he said.
She said this happened just after 7 a.m. local time.
On March 2, 2024, an apartment complex damaged by a suspected drone attack was reported by local media in the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg, Russia. (Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The state newspaper’s report came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said eight people were killed in a Russian drone strike in Odessa, Russia.
President Zelenskiy identified the youngest victims of the attack as four-month-old Timofi and two-year-old Mark.
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Odesa region governor Ole Kiper said the Russian Shahed drone was shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces, but falling debris hit an apartment building on Saturday.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
