Swarm of drones attacks airport in Russian city near NATO state – governor
RT | August 29, 2023
The Russian city of Pskov, near the territory of NATO members Estonia and Latvia, has come under attack by a swarm of drones in the early hours of Wednesday. The regional governor confirmed the raid, while videos showing an explosion and air defenses lighting up the night sky made rounds on social media.
The Russian military is “repelling a drone attack” on the Pskov airport, regional head Mikhail Vedernikov said on Telegram, adding he was on site “since the start of the incident.”
“Initial information says there were no casualties. We’re working to assess property damage,” Vedernikov added.
Emergency services told TASS that four Il-76 transport planes were damaged on the ground. Russian authorities have closed the airspace in the region.
According to several Russian Telegram channels, over a dozen drones have targeted the Pskov airport and the air defenses were engaging additional UAVs. Social media footage showed what looked like an explosion, accompanied by the sound of small arms fire.
The Russian outlet Readovka claimed about 15 Ukrainian drones targeted the Pskov airport and were shot down, including with small arms fire. Something appeared to have crashed or exploded at the airport, and emergency services responded to the scene. There were no reports of casualties.
The Mash Telegram channel reported that one of the drones may have struck a fuel depot and set it on fire, causing “thick black smoke” to rise above the city.
Pskov is about 700 kilometers north of Ukraine, but only 30 kilometers from the Estonian border. Latvia is about 60 kilometers southwest. Both are NATO member states. To reach the city, drones launched from Ukraine would have to fly over eastern Belarus.
Ukraine has previously sent “drone swarms” at Crimea, where they were met with dense Russian air defenses. Groups of two to three UAVs also targeted the Moscow City trade center in the Russian capital, causing minor property damage and no casualties. The Kremlin has dismissed the attacks as a “nuisance” and an act of desperation, intended to distract from Kiev’s failure on the battlefield.
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Noted. Lucrative news for drone manufacturers (where are they?). Sounds like Russia needs to identify the sources of drone operatives/controllers and eliminate them…easier written than done?
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There’s something I cannot get my head around with these strikes. It’s almost as if Russia is tempting the Ukrainians to blow up their planes/helicopters parking them in the open, vulnerable to attack by various means. In my day, all aircraft parked at an airport in a war zone, had bunker walls placed around them, and some even had concrete rooves to protect them from air strikes by various means. I notice the armoured vehicles have been modified by their crews with overhead protection from UAVS and shells from striking the tanks themelves. If the crews can go to this trouble to protect themselves, I fail to understand why the Russian military insists on parking their aircraft in the open making them vulnerable to attack. That’s just crazy.
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