2024-07-29 19:28:54
Explosions were heard in the Russian city of Ryazan at night and in the morning. Local authorities reported a drone attack, and the Internet wrote that an oil refinery and a military airfield could have been hit.
The drone attack was reported by the governor of the Ryazan region, Pavel Malkov, and the Russian Ministry of Defense.
What the authorities say
In the morning, over the Ryazan region, Russian air defense shot down 7 drones that attacked the city and the military airfield “Dyagilevo”. Ukraine is accused of shelling. The governor of the Ryazan region, Pavel Malkov, said that there were no casualties as a result of the night attack.
What the locals say
Local residents said that at about 6.40 they heard about 10 explosions in the air, and also noticed traces of air defense in the sky. The drones were heading to the area of the Dyagilevo airfield. According to locals, all UAVs were allegedly shot down.
The 43rd center for combat use and retraining of flight personnel is located at the Dyagilevo airfield. The airbase is home to Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3, Tu-134UBL and Il-78 aircraft. There is also an aircraft repair plant nearby. Earlier, the Internet also wrote that three Tu-22M3 and one Tu-95MS aircraft landed at the Dyagilevo airfield after the last flight on July 25.
It is worth noting that the distance from Ryazan to the border with Ukraine is about 700 km.
“Kursor” wrote earlier that the situation on the front in Ukraine remains tense, analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggested what the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces might be like and whether it will happen in the near future.