Explosions rock Russia’s Dzerzhinsk during drone raid
Russian Emergencies Ministry firefighters (Photo: Getty Images)
On the night of April 29, drones attacked several regions of Russia. In Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, a series of explosions occurred, and Nizhny Novgorod airport was closed, according to OSINT channels.
Dzerzhinsk and Nizhny Novgorod
In Dzerzhinsk, sirens initially went off, after which residents reported explosions in various parts of the city. A drone threat was declared in the region.
Nizhny Novgorod airport has introduced temporary restrictions — it is not receiving or departing flights.
There is no official information yet about the consequences of the attack.
Volgograd and Lipetsk regions
In the Volgograd region, a private house was damaged as a result of a drone attack, and a local resident was injured. A drone threat was also declared in the Lipetsk region. Information about the scale of the attacks is being clarified.
Earlier, Ukraine successfully tested new FPV drones, which are to be deployed to the front line in the near future. As reported by the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense, plans are to create a strike zone 100-150 kilometers from the border, using short-range strike drones, within one to two months.
An increase in the number of long-range drone strikes is also expected. At the same time, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Western partners have asked Ukraine to refrain from striking Russian oil facilities due to the crisis in global energy markets caused by the war in the Middle East.
