Burning debris falls on Russian city after reported Ukrainian attackpublished at 10:20 GMT
10:20 GMT
Emma Pengelly & Fridon Kiria
BBC Verify and BBC Monitoring
Image source, Telegram/Exilenova_plus
This morning we’ve been verifying video said to show Russian air defences engaging a Ukrainian attack in Oryol, western Russia. In the footage, burning debris cascades around the buildings as a siren and car alarms sound.
We’ve geolocated the clip to the western edge of the city by matching the distinctive yellow and white apartment blocks and car park layout to those visible in satellite imagery on Yandex, a Russian search engine that has a mapping tool.
The footage was newly posted this morning. Oryol regional governor Andrey Klychkov posted warnings of “missile” threats to residents.
He later said Russian air defences destroyed “several objects” resulting in fragments falling in a residential area. He added cars, windows and balconies were damaged but there are no reported casualties.
This morning the Russian Ministry of Defence reported Ukrainian drone attacks over several regions including Oryol.
This wouldn’t be the first time Ukraine has targeted Oryol city. At the end of October we verified videos showing explosions in the direction of its power station.