Ukrainian drones lit up a propane train in Russia’s Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian propane train in Kursk Oblast on 24 May, according to Militarnyi. The blast and fire forced an evacuation from nearby streets. That same day, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter struck a Russian drone control point at a Kursk sugar factory.

Lgov is about 50 kilometers from Ukraine's border—well inside the range of Ukrainian medium-range strike drones. The same campaign is grinding down Russian logistics in the occupied southern territories. Strikes on Russian trucks and supply routes there more than doubled between February and March.

The propane train hit in Lgov District

In Kursk Oblast's Lgov District, two Ukrainian drones hit a freight train of propane tank cars, Russian Telegram channel Pepel reported. The strike reportedly set off a gas explosion and a fire at the impact site. Local authorities began moving residents off nearby streets because other tankers could still blow.

Russia's Kursk governor Aleksandr Khinshtein later confirmed the drone attack on the fuel wagon. He said 76 people were temporarily moved from the closest settlement. The fire's extent is still being measured.

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A MiG-29 strike on Tyotkino's drone control hub

A Ukrainian MiG-29MU1 fighter dropped French AASM Hammer guided bombs on a Russian drone control point. The target sat on the grounds of a former sugar factory in Tyotkino, Kursk Oblast.

Ukrainian Land Forces scouts identified the Russian build-up at the site. State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (DPSU) operators helped to adjust the air strike. Ukraine has struck the Tyotkino drone hub before. A 2025 Ukrainian AASM Hammer strike there killed up to 20 Russian operators.