Contents tagged with drone attack

  • Drone attacks target multiple regions in Russia, cause fire at refinery in Kaluga

    Russian authorities reported a mass drone attack during the night of May 10 as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were spotted flying from Bryansk towards Moscow. Additionally, residents of the Kaluga region captured video footage of flames at an oil refinery that had previously caught fire in March due to a drone strike. Russian military officials did not comment on the refinery blaze, though it was mentioned by the local governor. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the drone attack via its …

  • Ukrainian drones attack Russia’s Krasnodar region

    Russia's air defence system repelled a drone attack in the Krasnodar region overnight into Saturday, April 27, according to the region's Governor Veniamin Kondratyev. He stated that "more than ten drones" had been intercepted in several districts, targeting oil refineries and infrastructure facilities. There were no casualties or significant damage, and emergency services continue to extinguish fires caused by the falling drones, the governor assured.

    The head of the Slavyansky district in …

  • Ukrainian drones strike oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region

    Ukrainian drones have struck two oil depots in the Smolensk region of Russia overnight into Wednesday, according to a report by Interfax-Ukraine, citing an informed source.

    "During the night, Rosneft lost two fuel storage and transfer sites in Yartsevo and Razdoryovo in the Smolensk region of Russia," the source said.

    It is claimed that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) orchestrated the strikes.

    "These depots contained 26 thousand cubic meters of Russian fuel. Following powerful …

  • Ukrainian forces launch widespread drone attacks on Russian energy facilities

    The Russian military claimed that their air defences allegedly destroyed and intercepted fifty UAVs. This included twenty-six over the Belgorod region, ten over the Bryansk region, eight over the Kursk region, two over the Tula region, and one each over the Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga, and Moscow regions.

    The Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources, that the night-time drone attack across eight Russian regions was a joint operation carried out by Ukraine's Main Directorate …

  • Ukrainian drones target Russian over-the-horizon radar station in Mordovia

    Ukrainian drones struck the 590th separate radio-technical unit of the military base 84680, located in the Russian city of Kovylkino, Mordovia, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources in the Ukrainian Military Intelligence. Kovylkino houses the receiving part and the main equipment of the 29B6 "Container" over-the-horizon radar station (OTHR).

    According to the publication's sources, this was a special operation by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

    " …

  • Largest mining and processing plant in Russia comes under Ukrainian drone attack

    On the night of April 11, in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, the Mikhailovsky Mining and Processing Plant (MMPP) was reportedly targeted by drones. Local social media users have posted eyewitness videos of the incident and the regional governor, Roman Starovoyt, has reported on the event on his Telegram channel.

    Residents of Fatezhsky district and the city of Zheleznogorsk have posted online suggesting that the plant was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. Governor Starovoyt …

  • Ukraine's drone strikes destroy six Russian aircraft at Morozovsk airbase

    Drone strikes on the Russian airbase Morozovsk overnight on April 5 resulted in the destruction of at least six aircraft. The operation was conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine in conjunction with the Defence Forces, reports public broadcaster Suspilne, citing its sources.

    The targeted airfield housed bombers Su-24, Su-24M, and Su-34, which Russia uses to attack Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions and Ukrainian cities near the front line using guided air bombs.

    "At least six Russian …

  • Russia claims downing 12 Ukrainian drones amid attacks on oil refinery and metallurgical plant

    Russia's defence ministry claimed that air defence forces allegedly shot down 12 drones in the Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh, and Saratov regions. Meanwhile, Russian media reported that overnight, strikes had targeted an oil refinery in Saratov and the Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant.

    On the night of March 23, the Russian Federation reportedly faced an attack from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as announced by the Russian Ministry of Defence's press service.

    The Russian authorities claimed …

  • St. Petersburg port halts ammonium nitrate transshipment due to Ukrainian drone threat

    Fearing attacks by Ukrainian strike drones, the Russian maritime port known as the "Big Port of St. Petersburg" has ceased transshipment of ammonium nitrate, as reported by the Russian media outlet Kommersant.

    According to Kommersant, authorities in St. Petersburg plan to relocate ammonium nitrate transshipment operations altogether to a location outside the city, likely to Ust-Luga. However, the latter is not yet ready to receive the material, as the port requires infrastructure modernisation. …

  • Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Kaluga region of Russia

    In the early hours of March 15th, Ukrainian drones struck an oil-refining plant in the Kaluga region, Ukrayinska Pravda reports citing sources from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

    According to a source from the publication, the drones successfully hit their target at the Pervy Zavod facility. The Main Intelligence Directorate emphasized that this is one of the plants the Russians use for military purposes.

    In the morning, Kaluga region’s governor Vladislav …