Latest news with #Menyaylo
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian military airfield reportedly targeted in mass drone attack
Russian air defenses intercepted 158 Ukrainian drones across occupied Crimea and several Russian regions overnight on April 9, including as far south as North Ossetia, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed. Independent Telegram channel Astra reported that drones targeted the military airfield in Mozdok, from where MiG-31K carriers of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles are deployed. Social media posts showed images of smoke rising near the area. Astra said it geolocated one image to a site roughly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from the air base. Russian authorities did not acknowledge any strike on the Mozdok airfield itself. Regional head Sergey Menyaylo said air defenses "repelled" the attack in the Mozdok district. Menyaylo claimed there were no casualties or visible damage but confirmed that a drone attack alert had been implemented. The Kyiv Independent could not verify all the claims. The Ukrainian military has yet to comment on the attacks. Explosions were also reported in Taganrog in Rostov Oblast, Tikhoretsk, Sloviansk-on-Kuban, Krymsk, Saratov, and Engels, according to the Russian media and local authorities. The airports of Vladikavkaz and Grozny, the capitals of Russia's republics of North Ossetia and Chechnya, were reportedly closed because of the attack. North Ossetia is located roughly 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from Ukraine's border. It borders Georgia to the south and lies along the Caucasus Mountains. Kyiv has regularly used long-range drones to target Russian military and industrial infrastructure deep behind the front lines. On March 20, the Ukrainian military confirmed that a successful drone strike had hit the Engels-2 airbase in Saratov Oblast. Read also: Russia attacks Dnipro with drones, injuring at least 15 We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Drones attack Russia's Mozdok, where military air base located
The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that there has been a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia on the night of 8-9 April. Air defence has allegedly downed 158 drones over Russian oblasts and temporarily occupied Crimea. Source: Russian Defence Ministry; Sergei Menyaylo, Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania; Astra Telegram channel citing local residents Details: It was claimed that 67 UAVs had been down over Krasnodar Krai, 29 over Rostov Oblast, 15 over North Ossetia, 11 over Voronezh Oblast, 10 over Kursk Oblast, 5 over Belgorod Oblast, 3 over temporarily occupied Crimea, 2 over Penza Oblast and one each over Saratov and Oryol oblasts and Stavropol Krai. Another seven drones were allegedly downed over the Sea of Azov and six over the Black Sea. Quote from Menyaylo: "An attack by unmanned aerial vehicles was repelled in the Mozdok district. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, air defence systems destroyed 15 drones." Details: Menyaylo claimed that "there were no casualties or destruction". Meanwhile, he added that a "drone threat is in effect" in North Ossetia. Astra Telegram channel, citing local residents, reported that drones had targeted a military air base in Mozdok. Photos showing smoke after the attack were posted on social media. The consequences are not yet known. However, Astra wrote that it had geolocated the photos with smoke and concluded that the footage had been taken near the Palace of Culture on 50th Anniversary of Oktyabr Square, which is approximately six kilometres from the air base. For reference: The MiG-31K and Tu aircraft used in many attacks on Ukraine usually take off from the Mozdok air base. Background: On 8 June 2024, drones attacked Russia's North Ossetia for the first time, specifically Mozdok, where the air base used for launching strikes on Ukraine is located. The Mozdok air base was attacked again by drones in July 2024. The air base was damaged at that time. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
