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Ukrainian drones attacked four Russian regions. In two cities, they damaged residential buildings.

Ukrainian drones struck industrial facilities in Ufa overnight on August 19, Bashkortostan Governor Radiy Khabirov said. Air defense forces shot down four of six drones, he said, while one came down in an industrial zone and sparked a fire, and another struck a residential building in the Zaton neighborhood, injuring one person.

Ukrainian drones attacked four Russian regions. In two cities, they damaged residential buildings.

On August 19, Ukrainian drones targeted industrial facilities in Ufa, Bashkortostan, according to Governor Radiy Khabirov. Four of the six drones were shot down by air defense forces; one crashed into an industrial zone, igniting a fire, while another struck a residential building in Zaton, injuring one person. The attack also caused significant damage at an oil refinery undergoing repairs, Khabirov reported.

Separately, a Ukrainian drone damaged a residential building in Dzerzhinsk, located in the Nizhny Novgorod region, though no injuries have been reported, according to the Telegram channel Astra.

Drones also targeted the Sverdlov explosives plant in Dzerzhinsk, with witness video showing substantial smoke emanating from the site. Ukrainian drones have previously struck this facility multiple times. In the Vladimir and Tula regions, authorities reported drone attacks without casualties or damage. Tula Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed air defenses successfully destroyed the drones, while Governor Alexander Avdeev stated that structures in a dacha community were damaged, with no injuries.

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