Russians report drone attacks on gas processing plant near Astrakhan and oil refinery in Volgograd. Ministry of Defence reports shooting down 70 UAVs. VIDEO
That night, UAVs attacked a gas processing plant near Astrakhan and repeatedly struck an oil refinery in Volgograd. Air defence forces were also active in Rostov and Voronezh regions.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by Russian media.
At night, temporary restrictions were introduced at the airports of Volgograd, Astrakhan, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, Saratov and Ulyanovsk.
"Overnight, air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 70 UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the regions of Russia," the Russian Defence Ministry said.
Astrakhan region
According to the governor of the region, Igor Babushkin, the drones attacked infrastructure facilities, including the fuel and energy sector. According to him, a fire broke out when one drone crashed. Preliminary, there were no casualties.
Local residents, in turn, report an attack on the gas processing plant in Akhtubynsk. They say that at least one explosion was heard, and they also report seeing a bright flash in the sky and air defence systems operating. A fire broke out at the site of the attack.
The Astrakhan gas processing plant is one of the key energy facilities of the Russian Federation, processing gas condensate and producing petrol, diesel fuel and other products.
The plant has an impact on russia's military-industrial complex, as the fuel and energy sector is the main source of funding for the defence sector.
Volgograd region
At least 50 explosions were heard by residents of Volgograd during the air defence operation. According to Governor Andrey Bocharov, the region was subjected to a massive drone attack. He stressed that most of the UAVs were intercepted and there were no casualties. The falling debris caused localised fires.
Earlier, there was an attempt to attack a local oil refinery owned by "Lukoil". After that, the power went out in several areas.
Rostov and Voronezh regions
29 drones were shot down over the Rostov region, acting governor Yuriy Slyusar said. There were no casualties.
Several UAVs have been destroyed in Voronezh region, the head of the region, Alexander Gusev, said. Preliminary reports indicate that there were no casualties or damage.
