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Verified images show fire at Russian power plant 450 miles from Ukraine
More Russian energy infrastructure went up in flames overnight after a reported Ukrainian drone strike.We’ve verified footage and images circulating on social media of a power plant burning in the town of Volgorechensk, Kostroma region.
The site is located around 450 miles (720km) from the border with Ukraine and 220 miles north-east of Moscow.
The region’s governor Sergei Sitnikov said on Telegram that a drone strike in the area was "repelled", adding that nurseries and schools had been closed as a precaution.
Verified footage from Volgorechensk shows a fire burning on the site of the plant and at least one large explosion.
Flecks of light moving upwards from the ground suggest air defences were operating during the attack in some videos.
The power station is identifiable by one particularly tall chimney, which helped us geolocate the point of view in some footage to a high-rise building around 2 km away.
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