Russia declares state of emergency near border as Ukrainian kamikaze drone blows up Putin missile dump in huge explosion

RUSSIA has declared a state of emergency in one of its regions after Kyiv launched a huge kamikaze drone strike on a missile storage facility.

Video circulating on social media showed explosions erupt in Russia’s Voronezh region after a hit on Vlad’s ammunition dump.

The explosion erupts following the drone strike

Authorities were urgently evacuating residents after the Ukrainians struck around 3am.

A huge blaze burned and there were follow-up explosions throughout the night, according to local reports.

A major highway was closed while shells and other munitions exploded.

Voronezh governor Alexander Gusev said: “The drone’s impact caused a fire that spread to explosive materials, leading to detonations.”

A state of emergency was declared the Ostrogozhsky district, while hundreds of residents were rushed from Soldatskoye village – about 50 miles west of Belgorod.

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