The governor claimed that air defenses had repelled the attack. However, witnesses reported that smoke was rising from the industrial area.
Early Sunday morning, drone attacks targeted the Sverdlov Defense Plant at Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. The facility, which manufactures explosives for the Russian army, is under international sanction.
This incident could be part of an intensified pattern of Ukrainian drone attacks this year against Russian military and fuel installations. These strikes have disrupted Russian military supplies in a significant way, as they often target bomb warehouses located at airbases away from the frontlines. As of the time of this report, Ukrainian officials had not commented on the incident.
Drones attacked the Sverdlov Plant, located in Dzerzhinsk. The plant produces explosives for the Russian military. Residents reported gunfire and explosions around 5 AM. Gov. Nikitin claims that air defenses stopped the attack but four firefighters were injured. Ukraine has not commented… pic.twitter.com/tjsstVq5xH — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 20, 2024
Residents reported gunfire and explosions around 5:00 am. Witnesses reported seeing smoke rising out of the industrial zone. Governor Gleb Nikitin said that air defenses had repelled the attack. However, four firefighters were injured by shrapnel.
The Russian Defense Ministry claims that 110 drones were intercepted over night in several regions, including Kursk Lipetsk Oryol Nizhny Novgorod Bryansk and Moscow. Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, confirmed that one drone was destroyed in the vicinity of the capital.
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