“Today’s drone attack on Russian territory was the largest since the beginning of the year”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the mayor of Moscow Serhiy Sobyanin, the drones were shot down in Shkolkovo, Kolomna, Ramensky, Podilsk and in the Troitsky district of Moscow. Against the background of the attack, the work of three Moscow airports – Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky – stopped. Six planes went to reserve airfields.
According to the Russian military department, 20 drones were shot down over the Ryazan region, which is adjacent to Moscow.
Russian Telegram channels previously wrote with reference to local residents that explosions were heard near the local oil refinery, where a fire started. The plant of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company is part of the Rosneft company. Eyewitness footage shows two fires not far from each other.
Subsequently, the ASTRA publication verified the footage of the fire on the territory of the Novo-Ryazan thermal power plant, located next to the refinery.
The head of the Ryazan region, Pavlo Malkov, confirmed the fact of the air attack on the city. He claims that debris from one of the downed drones hit a private house, causing a fire that has already been extinguished. There are no casualties. Malkov did not specify whether the refinery was the target and what the current situation is there.
Ryazan, January 24, 2025
According to the morning summary of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, 37 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Bryansk region, 17 each over the Kursk and Saratov regions, seven over the Rostov region, six over the Belgorod region, three over the Voronezh region, two each over the Tula region, Orlov region and Lipetsk region. regions, as well as one over the occupied Crimea.
Against the backdrop of a massive drone attack, Rosaviatsia introduced temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft at the airports of Kazan, Nizhnyokamsk, Penza, Samara and Saratov. This was reported by the representative of the department, Artem Korenyako.
Today’s drone attack on Russian territory was the largest since the beginning of the year. The biggest attack last year was a raid on the night of September 1, when 158 drones were destroyed.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian regions have regularly come under shelling and drone attacks. The Ministry of Defense of Russia reports on downed missiles and drones over the territory of Russia. Kyiv mostly does not comment on these reports.