Partial evacuation ordered in Russian city due to Ukrainian drone attack | 18 Sept 2024 | Partial evacuation has been ordered in Toropetz, a city of 11,000 to the northwest of Moscow, where "fragments" of a downed Ukrainian drone started a fire, Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya said in the early hours of Wednesday. The city's air defenses were activated to intercept an enemy UAV, Rudenya said. He added that emergency services are responding to the blaze caused by "the falling drone fragments." The governor has ordered "partial evacuation of residents from the territory where the air defenses are active and [responders] are working to contain the fire," according to a statement from his office. There are no reports of any casualties.