MOSCOW, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Russian air defense forces repelled a large-scale drone attack targeting Volgograd region's transport and energy infrastructure overnight, regional authorities said Monday.
"There were no casualties," Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov said in a post on social media.
Bocharov said that debris from intercepted drones damaged a high-voltage power line, disrupting electricity supply to the town of Ilovlya and nearby settlements. Emergency repair crews have been dispatched to restore power.
In the town of Frolovo, a fire erupted at a technical building in the Archeda railway station, prompting temporary train suspensions as explosive ordnance disposal teams neutralized an unexploded drone that had landed on the tracks.
Six trains, including Moscow- and St. Petersburg-bound long-distance services, were delayed due to the incident, Russian Railways' Privolzhskaya branch confirmed. ■
