Ukrainian drones kill one, damage homes, industry in southern Russia’s Taganrog

A Ukrainian drone attack ​killed one person, triggered fires and damaged homes and industry on Sunday in the southern Russian city of Taganrog, local officials said. The regional governor said ‌falling drone ‌debris prompted ​the evacuation ‌of an ⁠area ​hit by ⁠falling debris.
“Emergency crews are working at the site of the incident, where the debris fell,” Yuri Slyusar, governor of Rostov ⁠region on Ukraine’s eastern border, ‌said ‌on Telegram. “Fires and damage have ​occurred. People ‌have been evacuated.”
Taganrog Mayor ‌Svetlana Kambulova, in a subsequent post on Telegram, spoke of widespread damage in the city.
Emergency ‌crews responded to 49 calls, she said. Eight people ⁠were ⁠injured.
“Due to falling drone debris, several residential houses, social sites, and industrial enterprises were damaged,” she wrote.
Air defense units remained in action.
Taganrog is a port city at the eastern end of the Sea ​of Azov east ​of the border with Ukraine.