ORENBURG, May 12. /TASS/. An apartment building was damaged in Orenburg while a UAV attack was being repelled, Orenburg Region Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said on the Max messenger.
No one was injured. The residents of the high-rise building were evacuated.
TASS has compiled the key facts about the incident.
Consequences of the attack
- An apartment building was damaged in Orenburg while a UAV attack was being fended off, Solntsev said.
- All emergency services are on site.
- Later Solntsev quoted emergency services as saying that there were no casualties.
- All residents of the apartment block were evacuated.
- The roof of the building was damaged, and the glazing was partially knocked out.
- According to the governor, all the evacuees were offered hotel accommodation. One family took the offer.
- Currently, the Emergencies Ministry, police, ambulance, the regional and city authorities are working at the scene of the emergency.
- The alert system was set to high in Orenburg, Orsk and Yasny, Solntsev said.
Airport operations
- The danger of a UAV attack was announced in the Orenburg Region, and air restrictions were introduced.
- The Orenburg and Orsk airports subsequently suspended operations.
- The departure and arrival of four flights was delayed at Orenburg airport, according to the online scoreboard.
- Flights to Sochi and Moscow were postponed indefinitely, and the arrival of flights from Kazan and Moscow was also delayed.
- Currently, restrictions at the airports of Orenburg and Orsk have been lifted, the Federal Air Transport Agency said.
A call to citizens
- The head of the region called for vigilance and compliance with the recommendations of the regional government.
Solntsev also reminded that photo and video recording are prohibited.