Industrial site in Russia’s Perm Region ablaze as air defenses down 98 UAVs overnight
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, and Saratov Regions, and Crimea
MOSCOW, April 29. /TASS/. Air defenses intercepted and destroyed 98 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
A fire broke out at an industrial site in the Perm Region following a Ukrainian UAV attack.
TASS has compiled the main details of the drone raid.
Scale
- Between 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (5:00 p.m. GMT) on April 28 and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT) on April 29, on-duty air defenses intercepted and shot down 98 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
- According to the report, drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, and Saratov Regions, and Crimea.
- Russian air defenses and mobile teams destroyed 23 drones and three unmanned boats during the Ukrainian army’s overnight attack on Sevastopol, Governor Mikhail Razozhayev wrote on Telegram.
- Air defenses took down four UAVs over the Orenburg Region, Governor Yevgeny Solntsev reported on his Max channel.
Consequences
- The Ukrainian army attempted to strike several industrial sites in the Orenburg Region, Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said on Max.
- No damage or casualties were reported.
- A fire broke out at an industrial site in the Perm Region following a Ukrainian drone strike, with no injuries reported, Governor Dmitry Makhonin wrote on Max.
- The staff were evacuated.
- Emergency services remain active at the scene, Makhonin added.