A red alert has been issued in several regions of Russia due to a massive drone attack.
Several Russian regions have issued a red alert due to a large-scale drone attack. The strikes resulted in damage to residential buildings and infrastructure, as well as disruptions to traffic.
Drone threat in central Russia and attack on Yaroslavl region
A red alert has been issued for the Vladimir and Ivanovo regions, as well as the southeast of the Moscow region. According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, air defense forces shot down two drones en route to the capital. However, thick black smoke is rising over Pavlovsky Posad.
Yaroslavl Region Governor Mikhail Evraev officially announced the drone threat in the region. Specifically, traffic toward Moscow has been blocked, and buses are temporarily rerouted. Furthermore, two kindergartens have been closed due to the need to address the aftermath of the drone attack.
However, Evraev did not specify what exactly was attacked in Yaroslavl in his statement. Meanwhile, regional Telegram channels are reporting en masse about the burning Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in the city and the ongoing attack.
Damage in Sevastopol and Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory
Consequently, the aftermath of the attacks has been documented in other territories as well. In annexed Sevastopol, a drone damaged a five-story apartment building. The blast wave damaged two buildings of Kindergarten No. 34, with four officially reported casualties.
Meanwhile, as a result of overnight attacks by Russia, a warehouse complex storing Flamingo missiles and rocket booster fuel was damaged in the Kyiv region, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Six military storage facilities were also struck in the port of Odesa.
Additionally, the town of Zmiev in the Kharkiv region was hit by drone strikes. As a result, one person was killed and two others, including a child, were injured to varying degrees.
