Eight people were injured due to falling UAV debris in the Lipetsk region.

Eight people were injured as a result of falling debris from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a subsequent fire in the industrial area of Yelets, Lipetsk region. This was announced on May 23 by the governor of the region Igor Artamonov.

"As a result of the crash of the UAV and the subsequent fire in the industrial area of Yelets, eight people were injured," he said in his Telegram channel.

The governor also noted that medical assistance is provided to all the victims. He also clarified that the information that appeared on the Web about the leakage of dangerous substances as a result of the fire did not correspond to reality.

The wreckage of the UAV fell on the roof of an apartment building. The residents were promptly evacuated, there were no casualties among them. Explosives experts and emergency services are working at the crash site, Artamonov added.

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The fire in the industrial zone of the Lipetsk region due to the fall of the UAV became known earlier in the day. The day before, Artamonov indicated that restrictions on the operation of the mobile Internet could be introduced in the region to increase the effectiveness of protection against drones.