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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Ukraine drone attack disrupts Volgograd railway power, Russia says
(Reuters) -Falling debris from destroyed Ukrainian drones disrupted railway power supply and train operations in part of the Volgograd region, the administration of the region in Russia's south said on Sunday. There were no injuries as a result of the attacks, the administration said on the Telegram messaging app, citing Governor Andrei Bocharov. Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram that its air defence units had destroyed nine Ukrainian drones over the region. In total Russia downed 99 drones overnight over 12 Russian regions, the Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea, the ministry said. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said on Telegram that it had suspended flights soon after midnight at the airport in the city of Volgograd, the administrative centre of the Volgograd region. The flights had not resumed on Sunday morning. Because of the attack, trains were delayed in parts of the region, RIA state news agency reported. The extent of the damage inflicted by the Ukrainian drone attack was not clear. The Russian defence ministry reports only how many drones its units destroy, not how many Ukraine launches. There was no comment from Ukraine. Kyiv has often said that its attacks are in response to Moscow's relentless strikes on Ukraine since Moscow invaded in 2022 and are aimed at destroying infrastructure key to Russia's war efforts.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Ukraine drone attack disrupts Volgograd railway power, Russia says
Falling debris from destroyed Ukrainian drones disrupted railway power supply and train operations in part of the Volgograd region, the administration of the region in Russia's south said on Sunday. There were no injuries as a result of the attacks, the administration said on the Telegram messaging app, citing Governor Andrei Bocharov. For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page. Russia's defense ministry said on Telegram that its air defense units had destroyed nine Ukrainian drones over the region. In total Russia downed 99 drones overnight over 12 Russian regions, the Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea, the ministry said. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said on Telegram that it had suspended flights soon after midnight at the airport in the city of Volgograd, the administrative center of the Volgograd region. The flights had not resumed on Sunday morning. Because of the attack, trains were delayed in parts of the region, RIA state news agency reported. The extent of the damage inflicted by the Ukrainian drone attack was not clear. The Russian defense ministry reports only how many drones its units destroy, not how many Ukraine launches. There was no comment from Ukraine. Kyiv has often said that its attacks are in response to Moscow's relentless strikes on Ukraine since Moscow invaded in 2022 and are aimed at destroying infrastructure key to Russia's war efforts.
Reuters
4 days ago
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Ukraine drone attack disrupts Volgograd railway power, Russia says
July 27 (Reuters) - Falling debris from destroyed Ukrainian drones disrupted railway power supply and train operations in part of the Volgograd region, the administration of the region in Russia's south said on Sunday. There were no injuries as a result of the attacks, the administration said on the Telegram messaging app, citing Governor Andrei Bocharov. Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram that its air defence units had destroyed nine Ukrainian drones over the region. In total Russia downed 99 drones overnight over 12 Russian regions, the Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea, the ministry said. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said on Telegram that it had suspended flights soon after midnight at the airport in the city of Volgograd, the administrative centre of the Volgograd region. The flights had not resumed on Sunday morning. Because of the attack, trains were delayed in parts of the region, RIA state news agency reported. The extent of the damage inflicted by the Ukrainian drone attack was not clear. The Russian defence ministry reports only how many drones its units destroy, not how many Ukraine launches. There was no comment from Ukraine. Kyiv has often said that its attacks are in response to Moscow's relentless strikes on Ukraine since Moscow invaded in 2022 and are aimed at destroying infrastructure key to Russia's war efforts.
Reuters
4 days ago
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Railway power supply in Volgograd disrupted after Ukraine's drone attack, Russia says
July 27 (Reuters) - Falling debris from destroyed Ukrainian drones disrupted railway power supply in part of the Volgograd region, the administration of the region in Russia's south said on Sunday. There were no injuries as a result of the Ukrainian attack, the administration said on the Telegram messaging app, citing Governor Andrei Bocharov. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said on Telegram that it had suspended flights soon after midnight on Sunday at the airport in the city of Volgograd, which is the administrative centre of the broader Volgograd region. The extent of the damage and the scale of the attack were not immediately clear. Air raid alerts were introduced also in several other regions in Russia's west and south, warning of a Ukrainian drone attack, according to Telegram posts by regional officials.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
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Ukraine struck Russian warplanes at a base its fighter-bombers flee to when other airfields are in danger, intel says
Ukrainian drones struck a Russian airbase on Friday, destroying two Su-34 fighter-bomber planes. The airbase is used as a staging point for fighter jets dispersed from more vulnerable locations. Britain's defense ministry said that, despite these efforts, Russian planes are still under threat. Ukrainian forces launched an attack on a Russian airbase that's used as a fallback spot for fighter jets pulled from more vulnerable locations, a new Western intelligence assessment said. Ukraine used long-range drones on Friday to strike the Marinovka airbase in Russia's Volgograd region, over 270 miles from the front lines, destroying at least two Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft. Russia uses Marinovka for its daily combat operations, but it has also functioned as a haven for dispersed aircraft taken from other threatened airbases, Britain's defense ministry said in a Tuesday intel update that confirmed some details of the attack. Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft were relocated to Marinovka from Morozovsk airbase, which is closer to the front lines, after it was hit by Ukrainian drones in August 2024. However, "despite these dispersal efforts to protect their aircraft, Russian aviation remains vulnerable" to Kyiv's attacks, the defense ministry said. The attack on Marinovka on Friday was a joint operation carried out by Ukraine's SBU internal security agency, its Special Operations Forces, and other elements of the military. The SBU said that the attack destroyed two Su-34 and damaged two other aircraft, while the military said all four planes were destroyed. Ukraine also noted that the drone attacks caused a fire in the maintenance and repair areas of the airbase. Business Insider could not immediately confirm the details of the operation. The Su-34 "Fullback" fleet has been a serious problem for Ukraine, as Russia arms these aircraft with its highly destructive glide bombs and employs them to devastating effect. Glide bombs are unguided dumb bombs fitted with special kits that turn them into precision-guided munitions. With short flight times, small radar signatures, and non-ballistic trajectories, they are incredibly difficult to intercept and have been used in deadly strikes on Ukrainian cities. Russia's defense industry produces glide bombs in a range of different sizes. Among the larger munitions is one that weighs more than 6,000 pounds, which is very destructive on impact. Britain's defense ministry said Russia relies on its Su-34 fleet to execute "huge amounts of daily sorties launching glide bombs" across the front lines. It further added that Moscow has now lost more than 30 of these aircraft since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Ukraine has made it a priority to curb the glide bomb threat and has carried out a number of deep strikes over the past year aimed at Su-34 aircraft, the airfields they're based at, and storage sites for these munitions. The glide bombs continue to be a major challenge for Kyiv. On Sunday, for instance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian warplanes had launched nearly 1,100 of these munitions over the previous week. The Marinovka attack comes amid Ukraine's relentless efforts to degrade Russian aviation capabilities. Over the weekend, Kyiv carried out another drone strike that targeted helicopter operations at a base in the occupied Crimean peninsula. Read the original article on Business Insider
