Drone strike on Russia: the attack continues for over 30 hours

Drone strike on Russia: the attack continues for over 30 hours

Ukraine continues a massive attack with long-range drones on the Russian Federation. As of 23:00 on Saturday, August 23, UAVs have been in Russian airspace for over 30 hours.

This was reported by unofficial internet monitoring resources. The Telegram channel DroneBomber has compiled an approximate map of drone routes targeting military objectives in Russia and temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine (as of 23:10).

"Red arrow – directions of movement of strike UAVs. All information about routes is taken from Russian sources," – the authors explained.

What was stated in Russia

Throughout Saturday, enemy airports in Pulkovo, Penza, Kazan, Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other cities experienced the consequences of Ukrainian drone operations. Rosaviation repeatedly introduced restrictions on takeoffs and landings of flights.

From 17:00 to 23:30 alone, the occupiers’ air defense (according to official statements from the Ministry of Defense of the aggressor state) "shot down 57 Ukrainian drones over Russia."

Air defence was active during that period in Bryansk, Kaluga, Smolensk, Kursk, Leningrad, Tver, Novgorod, Oryol, Tambov regions, the Moscow region, Chuvashia, and over the Black Sea waters.

Explosions were also heard in the Belgorod region. Local publics posted relevant videos. Judging by them, fires broke out in the region’s territory.