On Tuesday, January 21, Ukrainians launched a drone attack on Smolensk, a city roughly 190 miles from the Ukraine border. The governor of the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, confirmed the strike.

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In Smolensk, Russia, explosions were heard during the night of January 21. Drones were detected in the area, and air defense forces were active, according to Smolensk Region Governor Vasily ...

MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. The Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) operates as normal despite a large-scale drone attack on the region, the facility’s press service said. "We are working as usual.