The head of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, called on enterprises to “wake up” and not rely only on air defense systems to protect themselves from drones. The head of the region made a corresponding statement at the International Energy Forum, transmits Telegram channel “Tatarstan-24”.
According to Minnikhanov, enterprises must independently think through their means of protection against drones.
“Apparently, due to the fact that the holiday and fast are Orthodox, the Almighty gives us a sign: wake up, guys, no one will protect you except yourself. We must have reserves and assistance teams everywhere. We must resolve these issues on our own,” Tatarstan-24 quotes him as saying.
The head of the republic also added that industrial and energy facilities are targets for “enemies,” and one must be prepared to strike them “at any minute.” According to Minnikhanov, enterprise employees should not rely solely on the missile defense signal, since “it solves other problems.”
On the morning of April 2, drones attacked enterprises in Elabuga and Nizhnekamsk. Drones also struck a dormitory in the Alabuga special economic zone. As a result of the attack, 14 people were injured, six of them are in hospital. reported TASS with reference to the press service of the head of Tatarstan. According to the agency, all the victims are students of the Alabuga Polytech educational center.
Po information telegram channel Baza, in the dormitory of the republic there were foreign citizens who are studying at Alabuga Polytech. The drone strike left citizens of nine countries with varying degrees of injury, including Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya and Nigeria.
How noted TASS, in Nizhnekamsk, a drone tried to attack an oil refinery, but the drone was neutralized by electronic warfare systems (EW).
