Drones attacked the defense industry plants and military airfields in Russia: fires are raging

Fire in Saransk. Photo from Astra Telegram channel

On May 7, the drones attacked the defense industry in several regions of Russia – there are fires. Satellites of the NASA fire monitoring system also recorded Schikivka’s fire in Kaluga region and Kubinka in the Moscow region after the UAV attack.

Source: Governor of Tula region Dmitry Milyaev, head of the Republic of Mordovia Artem Zdunov, Russian Telegram-channel Astra

Direct Milyaev language: “As a result of the work of air defense forces on the Tula region, 4 drones have been destroyed. Operational services continue their work on the ground … Regular air defense means in increased combat readiness and reflect the fifth wave of attack.”

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Details: Zdunov only wrote that there is a “unmanned danger in the territory of Saransk” and that “emergency services and law enforcement agencies” work.

The Telegram-channel Astra, with reference to the locals, reports that in Tula after the UAV attack there was a fire in the area of ​​the two largest enterprises of the defense industry of the Russian Federation, which are part of the State Corporation “Rostekh”.

In particular, smoke was seen in Tula in the area of ​​Shcheglovskaya Zakika Street.

On this street is located JSC “Design Bureau of Instrumentation named after Academician AG Shipunova”, which is engaged in the development of high -precision managed weapons for land troops, Navy and PCS, air defense systems, firing guns and combat weapons, as well as civilian products.

Also on this street is located “Scientific and Production Association Alloy”, What produces reactive volley fire systems, heavy flamethrowing systems, ammunition to them, aviation unmanaged and corrected missiles.

The enterprises are located approximately a kilometer from each other. What is burning is still unknown.

Smoke after the UAV attack was seen in Saransk (Mordovia). There were 2 fires in the city, one of them in Khimmash.

According to the locals, again attacked Optical-Flavorable Systems Factory, There was a fire there.

Another building burns a few kilometers from it.

According to ASTRA, a few kilometers from “optic-fiber systems” are located Saransky Mechanical Plant and Saranskabel-Optika plantthat could be the purpose of a second attack.

Fire in Russian Saransk after the UAV attack. There are several factories of the defense industry of Russia. Video from Telegram-channel Astra Pic.twitter.com/ytm9F32BH1

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According to the site of the enterprise, JSC “Optical-fiber systems”-the first and only in Russia plant for the production of optical fiber, located in Saransk.

This plant was already attacked in early April.

Supplemented: Later Astra added that the second attacked in the Saransk enterprise is probably Saranskabel machine -building enterprise.

It is also reported that classes in schools, universities and kindergartens were canceled in the city. In addition, the authorities have made a ban on the publication of photos, videos and information on the consequences of attacks.

Even later, Astra reported that NASA fire monitoring satellites recorded Fires at Skikivka’s military airfields in Kaluga region and Kubinka in the Moscow region After the UAV attack.

Prehistory:

• Earlier, the Russian authorities stated that on the night of May 7 allegedly knocked down 7 drones flying to Moscow. Sheremetyevo airport was also closed due to the threat of drones.