The Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, reported a drone attack on the night of January 24. Operations were halted at three Moscow airports.
He announced this on social media.
According to him, two UAVs were shot down in the Kolomensky and Ramensky urban districts, while another two drones were downed near Podolsk, and one each in Shchelkovo and Troitsk. Restrictions were imposed at Moscow airports ("Vnukovo," "Domodedovo," and "Zhukovsky"), as reported by RBC.
Moreover, Governor of Bryansk region, Bogomaz, also reported a drone attack. It is likely that the "Kremniy EL" factory, which produces electronics used in the "Pantsir" and "Triumfator" anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as in the "Iskander" missile complexes, was targeted once again.
Russian Ryazan was also hit by drone strikes that night. Two facilities were on fire – an oil refinery and the Novo-Ryazanskaya CHPP, according to Astra.
The propaganda Telegram channel Mash states that the oil refinery owned by "Rosneft" and the Novo-Ryazanskaya CHPP are burning following the attack.
Telegram channels claim that the cause of the fires at the oil refinery and CHPP was debris falling. The regional governor, Pavel Malkov, without providing further details, stated that all emergency services were dispatched to mitigate the aftermath of the attack in Ryazan.
The Russian Ministry of Defense declared that on the night of January 24, 121 drones attacked 11 regions of Russia, Moscow, and occupied Crimea. Air defense reportedly shot down 37 drones over Bryansk region, 20 over Ryazan, and 17 each over Kursk and Saratov.
Additionally, 7 were downed over Rostov region, 6 each over Moscow and Belgorod regions, 3 over Voronezh region, and 2 each over Tula, Lipetsk, and Oryol regions. One was shot down over Moscow, and another over occupied Crimea.Background. Previously, Mind reported that on January 20 in Kazan, Russia (Tatarstan), explosions were heard. The authorities of Kaluga region announced a drone attack. The city's airport halted operations, and debris caused a fire at an enterprise.