A fire broke out at an airfield in the Volgograd region on August 22 as a result of a drone strike

It is noted that messages about explosions from residents of Kalach-on-Don (Kalachevsky district) began to appear online at about half past three in the evening.

Russian media are talking about how at least two drones were allegedly shot down by air defense systems.

As the Telegram channel writes: The coinone of the drones was shot down “several kilometers from the airfield”, and debris from the second UAV “fell on a nearby cabin, causing it to burst into flames.”

Here we are talking about the Marinovka military airfield, which is located in the small town of Oktyabrsky, about two dozen kilometers from the town of Kalach-on-Don. There are suggestions online that this particular airfield could be the target of the current drone attack.

But Astra reports with reference to the residents of Kalach-on-Don that the fire happened on the land of the airfield, which is on fire.

According to the Telegram channel SHO witnesses from different areas “have already counted from 6 to 10 strong bangs” during the air attack, before “normal sounds of UAV flight” were heard in the sky.

However, local authorities have not announced anything about the incident yet. There were also no reports of possible casualties.

Updated: explosion and evacuation possible

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ASTRA publication writes, citing stories from residents of the Karachevsky district, that “shells loaded on planes are exploding. “

We note that, according to open data, an Su-24MR aircraft of the 2nd separate reconnaissance aircraft squadron of the Russian Federation is based at the Marinovka airfield.

In addition, there is a possibility of evacuation in nearby towns – residents have reportedly been asked to collect documents.

Updated: the governor confirmed the “access” of the military facility

Po words Governor of the Volgograd region Andrei Bocharov, that night drones were attacked in the Marinovka region, and “most of the drones were destroyed. “

“As a result of the fall of the UAV, a fire started on the territory of the facility of the Ministry of Defense quickly extinguished the fire. There were no casualties,” said the Russian official.