Drone wreckage found in Stavropol

Explosions are heard in Stavropol due to the demining of unexploded parts of fallen drones, authorities have closed a number of streets.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, in Stavropol, windows were broken in a residential complex and a social institution, and several cars were also damaged, authorities reported. According to the Ministry of Defense, three UAVs were shot down over the territory of Stavropol.

None of the drones that attacked Stavropol Krai today reached their target, said Stavropol Governor Vladimir Vladimirov. "Sappers and demolition experts are working with the remains and debris of the drones to prevent possible detonation of the remaining charges. The places where the debris fell are located in non-residential parts of the city. There is no threat to people's lives and property," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

In another message, he called on Stavropol residents not to react to the sounds of explosions. "Explosive experts are disarming undetonated drones. Specialists are conducting controlled explosions; loud sounds do not pose a danger. The head of the city, Ivan Ivanovich Ulyanchenko, is also at the scene. Remain calm. The situation is under control," the governor assured.

While experts are working to destroy the fragments, traffic in the city will be restricted in several directions at once. "The roads along Kulakova Avenue from Lenina Street to 1st Promyshlennaya, Industrialnaya Street, and Lenina from the intersection with Kulakova to the roundabout were closed. Please be understanding of the restrictions and plan your route in advance," the city's mayor, Ivan Ulyanchenko, informed in his Telegram channel.

This post in Ulyanchenko's Telegram channel, which has more than 12 thousand subscribers, had garnered 26 comments by 11:44 Moscow time.

"The question is, couldn't they have closed it at 4 a.m., or should they have waited until everyone woke up and was stuck in traffic jams due to the closure of one of the city's key highways?", Artur wrote in the comments.

"Kulakova was closed, and people waiting at bus stops for their transport were forced to call a taxi, rent scooters, or walk if they could. But people with bags or elderly people could not do it. Why couldn't motorists who passed by the stops and saw people waving and asking for a ride pick up people to at least pass this closed section? I called a taxi for myself and offered a woman from the stop with bags to go with me, we were even on the way and I didn't take payment from her. Maybe we should be more united in such situations?" - the publication "Bloknot Stavropol" quoted a local resident as saying.

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