A purported drone attack by Ukraine has hit a target in the southern Russian region of Rostov on the border between the two countries.
Rostov’s governor said on social media on Saturday that an attack by 55 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles damaged warehouses.
Ukrainian media are reporting that a huge explosion occurred at a military airfield in the Russian region.
Footage believed to have been taken there shows explosions and columns of fire rising in the dark from what seem to be fuel tanks.
Ukraine is stepping up attacks using domestically produced drones because it has yet to obtain permission to fire long-range weapons provided by the United States and Europe into Russian territory.
US business magazine Forbes reported that Ukraine outnumbered Russia in drone attacks for the first time in July. It also said that “Ukraine may be gaining the advantage in the strategic war of long-range drone strikes.”