Russia forced to declare ‘state of emergency’ after Ukraine strike | World | News [Video]

A “state of emergency” has been declared in parts of Russia after a devastating Ukrainian drone strike on a facility storing ammo. A video posted on social media appears to show rising clouds of thick smoke in the Voronezh region while successive loud explosions could be heard.

Governor Aleksandr Gusev said falling wreckage triggered the “detonation of explosive objects”, adding no casualties were reported, but residents in a nearby village in the Podgorensky district had to be evacuated. Roads were also closed with emergency services, military and government officials working at the scene.

A Ukrainian security official said a strike had been carried out on a warehouse storing ammunition in the village of Serhiivka in Russia‘s Voronezh region.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: “The enemy stored surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, shells for tanks and artillery, and boxes of cartridges for firearms.

“It is from this warehouse that the occupiers supply …