Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on the night of April 10, triggering activation of air defene systems across many cities, including Kazan, Saransk, Gukovo, and Volgograd, local media reported on Friday.
Missile alerts were activated in Tatarstan Republic’s capital Kazan - located around 1,200–1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border - for the first time since the start of the war in February 2022. The first “loud” siren in the city sounded at about 10:00 p.m on April 9, followed by another alert at approximately 2:00 AM the following day.
Saransk, the capital of Russia’s Mordovia Republic was reportedly hit by a missile strike that was followed by fire and activation of air raids. Fire was also recorded in Gukovo town in Rostov region after a blast whose source remains unclear. In Volgograd region, local residents reported hearing low-flying drones and multiple explosions, with reports indicating that the drones were flying along the Volga River. The operations of Volvograd Airport were temporarily suspended on April 9 due to the threat of drone attacks. The strikes came after Ukraine’s Security Service launched drone attacks on oil terminal in Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea, and also destroyed ammunition depots and air defense assets of the Russian army. The attacks are part of the Ukrainian strategy to target strategic Russian facilities with the aim of undermining Moscow’s war efforts.
Earlier, on the night of April 9, Ukrainian drones targeted repair and maintenance bases for Russian military equipment near Alchevsk in eastern Luhansk region, igniting a large fire. In a separate operation, Ukrainian marines reportedly carried out a first-of-its-kind mission, destroying a bridge using UK-made T-150 drones.
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