Surovikino residents reported a UAV attack

Volgograd airport operations are limited, residents of the city of Surovikino in the Volgograd region reported explosions and a fire after the fall of a drone.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, temporary restrictions were introduced at the Volgograd airport on the night of August 4 to ensure security. In the morning, the regional authorities reported on repelling a massive drone attack on transport and energy facilities.

Volgograd airport has introduced restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft. This is a temporary measure "to ensure flight safety," Rosaviatsiya representative Artem Korenyako reported on his Telegram channel at 1:23 a.m. Moscow time today.

Residents of the city of Surovikino in the Volgograd region reported hearing explosions in the sky, Baza reported, publishing a video with the sound of a drone. The townspeople claim that they heard the loud buzzing of drones, and then about 10 powerful explosions. After the debris of one of the downed drones fell, eyewitnesses noticed a fire in one of the areas, the SHOT Telegram channel writes.

After the sounds of flying UAVs and several explosions, a fire started in one of the city's areas, "Beware, News" reported with reference to residents of Surovikino, publishing footage of a fiery glow.

The authorities of the Volgograd region have not released any official information about the consequences of the attack and the number of victims as of 2.55 Moscow time. There are also no comments on the night attack on the official channel of the Surovikinsky District administration, although during the day officials reminded residents about the ban on filming and disseminating information about drones and the work of air defense systems.

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