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Fires at Russian energy plants after Ukraine drone attacks
[BBC] Ukraine has launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on Russia, causing fires at two Russian energy facilities.According to Russia’s defence ministry, more than 158 Ukrainian drones targeted fifteen regions of the country, including the capital Moscow. The Russian military claimed that these drones were intercepted and destroyed. But as a result of the attack a fire has broken out at an oil refinery in Moscow in a “separate technical room”, the city's mayor said. Sergei Sobyanin reported that at least 11 drones targeted the capital city and the surrounding areas. Meanwhile, 75 miles (120km) from the Russian capital, in the Tver region, loud blasts were heard close to the Konakovo Power Station. Russian media are reporting a fire at the facility. The region's governor, Igor Rudenya, acknowledged a fire caused by an attack in Konakovsky district had been contained, without providing details of what was hit. Local officials also said drones attempted to attack the Kashira Power Plant in the Moscow region - but that there were no fires, damage or casualties as a result. More from regnum.ru Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. About 160 Ukrainian drones destroyed overnight over 15 regions, including Moscow [Regnum] About 160 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones were destroyed at night over 15 Russian regions, including Moscow and the Moscow region, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported on September 1 in a Telegram channel. “The air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 158 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs,” the report says. The Kursk region was subjected to the most massive attack, over which 46 drones were intercepted. Another 34 drones were shot down over the Bryansk region, 28 over the Voronezh region, 14 over the Belgorod region, and eight over the Ryazan region. Over Moscow and the Moscow region, two and seven enemy UAVs were destroyed, respectively. Another five were intercepted over the Lipetsk region, three over the Tula region, two over the Tambov and Smolensk regions, and one over the Oryol, Tver and Ivanovo regions. The Kiev regime sent drones to Russian territory to carry out terrorist attacks, the department noted. As reported by the Regnum news agency, one of the Ukrainian drones that attacked Moscow was neutralized near the Moscow Oil Refinery (MNPZ) in Kapotnya. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that there was no threat to the plant's operations; a separate technical room was damaged. Ukrainian drones have also been neutralized in the areas of Podolsk, Stupino, Odintsovo, Vidnoye, Ramenki, Sobyanin added. Three Ukrainian Armed Forces drones attempted to attack the territory of the Kashira State District Power Plant in the Moscow Region, reported Mikhail Shuvalov, head of the Kashira urban district. There is no destruction, electricity is being supplied to subscribers, he noted. Domodedovo Airport introduced flight restrictions on the morning of September 1. Posted by: Skidmark 2024-09-02 |
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