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A suspected Ukrainian drone has damaged a building in the western Russian region of Kursk, according to the regional governor, as the country grapples with an apparent intensification of Kyiv’s long-range strike campaign against Russian cities.

Roman Starovoit, the head of the Kursk region, wrote on Telegram on Friday that the town of Kurchatov—which is home to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant around 25 miles west of the city of Kursk—was the subject of a “morning UAV raid.”

Initially, Starovoit reported that “Kurchatov was attacked by two Ukrainian drones,” causing damage to an “administrative building and residential building.” He added: “Experts have arrived at the scene and are assessing the extent of the damage. Details are being specified.”

The governor later clarified that only…