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Irkutsk residents who threw stones at a truck carrying drones have not gone unnoticed by authorities.

They will be rewarded, the governor promised. Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev.

"Videos of concerned citizens attempting to interfere with the drones were published on social media. As part of the task force, we will assess their actions and decide on a reward," Kobzev wrote. 

According to the governor, now in Usolsky district, which was attacked by drones the day before, poses no threat to the public. However, part of the R-255 "Siberia" highway remains closed to traffic. Traffic jams are reportedly building on the region's roads, as police are allegedly checking every truck.

"What kind of government is this that allows trucks packed with explosives and drones to drive around?" "If the air defenses worked properly, this would be something special." "We need to give men with weapons permits the go-ahead to shoot down drones in such cases. Officially." "Are the military even planning to do anything?" "As they say, the drones won't reach us, but they can get here," local residents discuss under the governor's post.

Regional governors, in particular, Novosibirsk region, Buryatia и Tuva They stated that they had strengthened security measures after the first drone attack in the Irkutsk region, but the exact nature of this strengthening was not disclosed.

Murmansk Andrey Chibis The attack on strategic facilities was called a "UAV attack""There are no casualties or injuries, security measures have been strengthened," — Chibis reported in his weekly summary. Saratovsky Roman Busarginonly expressed condolences to the families of those killed after the bridge was blown up in Bryansk region.

And the head of the Amur region Vasily Orlov wrote about "truck trailer fire": "The fire has been extinguished, but the driver was injured. There were no drone strikes on the Ukrainka airbase or populated areas."