Ukraine strikes a Russian railway station with a wave of drones

A drone attack damaged a railway station building in the western Russian city of Kursk. Photo: AFP

Ukraine reportedly launched a wave of drone attacks inside Russia on Sunday against a railway station.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine had made four attacks in Kursk, Rostov and Belgorod, which border with Ukraine, and in Moscow.

According to the governor of the region, five people were injured in Kursk, and a fire started when a drone crashed into the city's railway station.

According to local reports, the drone crashed into the roof of the station, breaking the glass and lighting a small fire.

Soon, footage of a fire in the left wing of a 19th-century brick house appeared on the network.

Ukrainian drone strikes as both border areas and the Russian capital have become increasingly common in recent months, with repeated attacks on Moscow's financial district.

Damaged door at the train station after a drone attack in Kursk Photo: AFP

On Sunday, two of the capital's airports, Vnukovo and Domodedovo, were forced to divert flights after the alleged attack.

However, Russia said it jammed the drone, causing it to crash in a deserted area.

In Belgorod — which has been repeatedly attacked by Ukraine — Russian air defense systems repelled an attack by two drones.

The governor of Rostov said there were no casualties or damage.

The latest attacks appear to be part of a psychological warfare scheme signaling to Russians at home that the war in Ukraine is not limited to the front lines. .

They are also following President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's vow to avenge the deaths of seven people in Chernihiv following a Russian missile attack on a theater on Saturday.

Speaking in his late-night address, Zelenskiy said the attack, which also affected 144 people, turned an ordinary Saturday into a «day of pain and loss».

“I am sure that our soldiers will answer Russia for this act of terrorism. Respond tangibly.»

Local reports say a drone flew into the roof of the train station, breaking the glass and lighting a small fire Reuters

The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Sunday's drone attacks are likely to add pressure on the Russian Aerospace Forces to improve their air defenses.

“In recent months, the range of threats penetrating deep into Russia has increased,” the Ministry of Defense said.

“Strikes deep inside Russia are of strategic importance because President Putin almost certainly invaded Ukraine on the assumption that it was not will have a direct impact on the Russians,” the ministry said.

>“Unmanned aerial vehicles regularly strike at Moscow. In addition, there are more and more reports that SA-5 Gammon missiles are attacking Russia.

“This 7.5-ton Soviet-era gun and 11 meters long has been removed from service in Ukraine. However, at present it appears to be used as a ground-based ballistic missile.”

Ukraine has not usually claimed responsibility for attacks on Russian territory, although officials have expressed glee about this with jokes and derisive remarks.

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Kyiv on Sunday released photos of a Russian bomber that caught fire after it claimed it was a successful drone strike on the Soltsy airfield.