Three people were reported injured following a powerful explosion in the town of Kireyevsk in western Russia's Tula Oblast on Russian state-owned RIA Novosti agency reported, citing the regional dispatching service.

Russian authorities say a drone caused an explosion that injured three people far from Ukraine border; no word on origin

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian air defences halted a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian town on Sunday in which three people were hurt and apartment blocks were damaged, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

A drone caused an explosion in the centre of a Russian town on Sunday, hurting two people and damaging three residential buildings, TASS news agency reported, citing a law enforcement source and an emergency service official.

Russian authorities said Sunday a drone caused an explosion that injured three people in a town far from the border with Ukraine, but gave no word on the drone's origin. The explosion occurred Sunday afternoon in the town of Kireyevsk,

At least three people were reportedly injured in a drone explosion that took place in the centre of a Russian town on Sunday (March 26), the TASS news agency reported, citing a law enforcement source and an emergency service official.