The Russian press on Friday wrote about the fall of “unidentified flying objects” in the Volgograd region in the south of the country, but the state agency TASS assured that the debris did not affect the infrastructure in the area.

“There was information on social networks about fragments of unidentified flying objects falling on the territory of the Yelan district, the fragments of which were found by local residents in various places,” the most famous Russian state agency notes.

According to TASS, some of the fragments were found in the fields, while others were found in the private territories of people.

“According to the operative information of the Emergency Department of the Yelan district, the parts of the unidentified object that fell did not affect the socially significant infrastructure, as a result of their fall, no one was injured,” – says the press release of the Regional State Administration. .

TASS also notes that emergency services and the police are currently on the scene, and “as new information about the event is received, the residents of the area will be notified through official websites, social networks and mass media.”

Mystery in Russia after new missile strikes on Ukraine

It is not clear whether one building collapsed or several, with Russian social media and local websites reporting at least three news stories, while authorities mention only one.

Despite the assurances of the authorities, some local residents reported that in the Yelan district, approximately 300 kilometers from the regional capital, the main highway of the region was blocked.

The local website Bloknot Volgograd, for example, notes that “there were several unidentified objects, namely three, two that fell in approximately the same place in the field,” and the third crashed into a barn.

The same source also notes that some trees have been felled, citing reports from local residents on social media. One resident said the object that fell in the air was a drone, and websites in the area suggested it was an attack by the Ukrainian armed forces.

On the other hand, the Ukrainians assume that these would be missiles launched by the Russians at their country, which did not reach their destination and fell on the territory of Russia.

According to the Ukrainian authorities, on Friday morning, Russian forces launched another massive missile attack on Ukraine, causing “colossal damage” to Kharkiv’s energy infrastructure.

Ukraine’s electricity grid operator announced Friday that it will take longer to repair the national grid and restore electricity than after previous Russian missile attacks.

After Russia launched more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, the grid operator said that “given that this is the ninth wave of missile strikes on energy facilities, it may take longer than before to restore power.” .

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