The regional governor, Yevgueni Solntsev, reported through his Telegram channel that the gas plant’s infrastructure was “partially damaged”.
A Ukrainian drone attack hit a gas factory in the Orenburg region this Sunday, 1,200 kilometers southeast of Moscow.
The regional governor, Yevgueni Solntsev, informed through his Telegram channel that the The gas plant’s infrastructure was “partially damaged”.
“The drone attack caused a fire, so all emergency services were mobilized to deal with the consequences”, said the regional governor, quoted by the EFE agency.
The person responsible, who also announced the closure of airspacealso indicated that the fire was being extinguished.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed that it had shot down 45 Ukrainian drones overnight.
According to information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, most of the drones were shot down in Samara (12) and Saratov (11), territories on the way to Orenburg.
The military note also mentions having intercepted drones in the regions of Rostov (five), Voronezh (five), Briansk (two) and Lipetsk (two).
In the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, three drones were shot down and others were shot down over Riazán, Tver and Tula.
On Saturday, Russian authorities claimed to have shot down 41 drones during the day.
