Ukraine launched waves of drone attacks targeting oil and power facilities in western parts of Russia overnight, officials and media outlets reported on Wednesday (Jan 29).
A Ukrainian serviceman launches a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle near a frontline, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on July 6, 2023.Ukraine launched waves of drone attacks targeting oil and power facilities in western parts of Russia overnight, officials and media outlets reported on Wednesday .
In the western Russia region of Smolensk, which borders Belarus, air defence systems destroyed a drone attempting to attack a nuclear power facility, Governor Vasily Anokhin said. He added that parts of the region were under a "massive" drone attack. Russian aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Telegram that in order to ensure safety it was halting all flights at the Kazan airport. Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, lies some 830 km east of Moscow.
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