Ukrainian drone attacks injure nine in Russia’s Kaluga region and spark fire at chemical plant in Tver region

Ukrainian drones struck Kaluga overnight on October 9, said Vladislav Shapsha, governor of the Kaluga region. Strikes also hit several municipal districts, he said. Nine people were injured in the regional capital, five of whom were hospitalized.Vitaly Korolev, governor of the Tver region, said a drone strike caused “a fire” at a plant in Redkino, a village in the Konakovo district. He said plant employees were not injured and the fire was extinguished.The strike hit the Redkino experimental plant, which produces chemical products, according to Ukrainian monitoring projects and the independent Telegram channel Astra.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.