Russian air defense equipment (air defense) over the past night destroyed 68 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a number of regions. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Tuesday, December 31.
“25 UAVs are knocked over the territory of the Bryansk region, 17 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, 11 – above the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, 10 – above the territory of the Smolensk region, two – above the territory of the Tver region, and one at a time – above the territories of the Rostov, Kursk and Kursk and Kursk Kaluga regions, ”the Russian department said.
Meanwhile, the Governor of the Smolensk region Vasily Anokhin said that the UAV attack was suppressed in the Yartsevsky district.
“According to preliminary information, the wreckage of one of the unmanned aerial vehicles fell on the territory of the oil depot. As a result, fuel spills occurred and a fire of fuel and lubricants began,” Anokhin wrote in his Telegram channel.
In turn, the so -called “governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev announced the reflection of “attempts to attack the surface drones.”
“The loud sounds that were now heard in the city – these are our military reflected an attempt to attack the surface drones. According to preliminary information, one BEK was destroyed,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
In addition, it is reported that in Sevastopol marine passenger transport suspended the movement.
Introduction of temporary restrictions at Kazan Airport
The representative of the Federal Air Transport Agency said in the Telegram channel that “to ensure the safety of flights of civil aircraft this morning, temporary restrictions were introduced to the work of Kazan Airport”.
“The air harbor temporarily does not accept and does not send flights,” the representative of the Federal Air Transport Agency wrote.