The Russian Defense Ministry claims that Russian forces destroyed 92 Ukrainian drones that were launched overnight on October 10, despite reports of successful attacks against Russian military targets.
The majority of drones – 47 drones – were allegedly intercepted in Krasnodar Krai, southwestern Russia. Ukraine had reportedly struck a base that held 400 Shahed type drones just a day earlier.
Apparently, residents of the village of Rodnikovoye have been evacuated. Murat Kumpilov, the governor, claimed that there were no injuries and that a fire resulting from the incident is being put out.
The governor’s announcement comes shortly after Russian Telegram channel Astra reported that drones attacked the Khanskaya Military Airfield in the Adygea Republic in the early morning hours on October 10.
The airfield is located in the village of Khanskaya. It is also close to the capital city of the region, Maykop. It is approximately 270 kilometers (170 miles), east of the occupied Crimea. The Khanskaya Airfield is home to Russia’s 272nd Training Aviation Regiment.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not mentioned any drones intercepted in the Adygea Republic.
Andrii Kovalenko, a senior Ukrainian counter-disinformation official, claimed that a fuel depot was destroyed during a strike at the airfield, sharing purported footage of smoke and fire rising near Maykop.
Defense Ministry claims that 12 drones more were shot down in Kursk Oblast. Nine others were shot down in Rostov Oblast. Four drones were shot over Bryansk Oblast. Two drones over Belgorod Oblast.
All the regions mentioned above are located at Russia’s border to Ukraine and are often targeted by cross-border attacks.
According to reports, 15 more drones were downed in the Azov sea and two others over Russian-occupied Crimea.
The Kyiv Independent was unable to verify the claims.
Ukraine has conducted a number strikes against airbases, military facilities and other military installations in an attempt to weaken the Russian Air Force‘s more powerful capabilities and limit Moscow’s ability launch devastating aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities.
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that a Ukrainian drone attack set ablaze an arsenal in Bryansk Oblast that contained North Korean ammunition.
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