Russia and Ukraine traded heavy aerial blows over night Saturday, with both sides reporting more than 100 opponent drones over their particular areas.
The attack comes less than 24 hr after Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to talk about information of the American proposition for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine,
Volgograd local Gov. Andrei Bocharov verified that falling drone particles had actually triggered a fire in the Krasnoarmeysky district of the city near to a Lukoil oil refinery, however offered no additional information. Close-by airports briefly stopped flights, regional media outlets reported. No casualties were reported.
The Volgograd refinery has actually been targeted by Kyiv’s forces on numerous celebrations considering that Moscow released its full-blown intrusion of Ukraine more than 3 years earlier, most just recently in a drone attack on Feb. 15.
Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that it had actually shot down 126 Ukrainian drones, 64 of which were damaged over the Volgograd area. Drones were likewise shot down over the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk, Rostov and Kursk areas, authorities stated.
On the other hand, Ukraine’s flying force stated Saturday that Russia had actually released a barrage of 178 drones over the nation over night. The barrage was a mix of Shahed-type attack drones and replica drones developed to puzzle air defenses. Some 130 drones were shot down, while 38 more were lost en path to their targets.
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