(Reuters) – Russia was evacuating people from parts of its western Lipetsk region on Friday morning after a “massive attack” by Ukrainian drones caused explosions and disrupted power supply, regional governor Igor Artamonov said on the Telegram messaging app.
At the same time, he said calls on social media to evacuate the whole city of Lipetsk were part of psychological warfare by Ukraine.
A state of emergency has been declared in the Lipetsk municipal district, and four villages were being evacuated, Artamonov said. Some of the villages he named are close to an air force base outside the city of Lipetsk.
He did not report any casualties.
Ukrainian authorities have not reported any strikes on the region.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
