The Russian Ministry of Defense on the morning of Sunday, March 17, announced a massive drone attack on Russian regions. In total, the military department counted 35 downed drones in eight regions
Thus, according to the Ministry of Defense, during the past night and the morning of March 17, aircraft-type unmanned vehicles were intercepted and destroyed over the territory:
- Moscow region (4 drones),
- Belgorod region (3 drones),
- Kaluga region (2 drones),
- Oryol region (1 drone),
- Rostov region (1 drone),
- Yaroslavl region (4 drones),
- Kursk region (3 drones),
- Krasnodar Territory (17 drones).
The tiger channels in Belgorod reported that missile sirens could be heard in the city all morning; some local residents shared videos with the sounds of shelling and fires that broke out in the private sector and a residential high-rise building. According to the Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov, at least four drones dropped explosive devices on the territory of the Oktyabrsky village. As a result of the explosions, there were no casualties, but electricity and gas supply lines were damaged.
Among the drone targets that night was an oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban. According to the Shot telegram channel, although the drones were shot down, a fire broke out as a result of the fall of one of them. 25 units of equipment and 83 people were deployed to extinguish it. One death was reported, a man, whose cause of death was believed to be a heart attack.
In turn, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported four drones that were shot down on approach to Moscow, one of them in the Domodedovo urban district, where one of the airports is located. According to official information, there was no damage or casualties at the crash site. Emergency services specialists are working at the scene.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense reported about “suppressing an attempted terrorist attack” in the Belgorod region. There, according to the department, air defense systems shot down:
- 9 shells of the RM-70 “Vampire” multiple launch rocket system,
- 3 projectiles from the Uragan multiple launch rocket system.
The department did not report any damage on the ground or casualties. However, according to the Baza telegram channel, one of the shells pleased into a private house on Zarechenskaya Street, as a result of which a child died and a 44-year-old man was injured. According to unofficial information, he was taken to the hospital with burns and head injuries.
Note that Ukrainian officials have not commented on the current drone attacks on Russian regions.
Telegraf previously reported that shelling of Russian oil depots by Ukrainian drones has recently become more frequent. Because of this, according to some experts, Russia may face a serious fuel shortage. This opinion was voiced, in particular, by Russian economist Igor Lipsits. According to him, soon the Russian authorities will have to choose between providing fuel to the army or allocating fuel for the sowing season.
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