Videos present Russian airport burning as Putin hit by main in a single day blitz

Aug 30, 2023 at 8:40 AM
Videos present Russian airport burning as Putin hit by main in a single day blitz

Videos have captured the aftermath of an in a single day blitz on a Russian airport.

Russian media reported this morning {that a} drone assault broken the airport in Pskov, a metropolis to the nation’s northwest, this morning.

The Tass news company initially reported emergency service estimations that 4 Ilyushin 76 navy transport planes had been broken by the blast, with two having burst “into flames”.

But the Ria news company later clarified that two of the plane had been broken within the blast, with the town’s governor posting the dramatic footage on Telegram.

Regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov stated officers had deployed navy personnel to repel the assault.

He stated: “The defence ministry is repelling a drone attack on Pskov’s airport.”

The governor, who claimed to have been on the scene of the assault, added that there have been no reported victims.

He added in his Telegram publish: “According to preliminary information, there are no victims.”

Ukraine has not claimed duty for the assault, however officers not often touch upon explosions inside Russia.

The nation did, nevertheless, declare to have efficiently repelled a collection of Russian assaults on its territory.

Ukrainian officers stated it shot sown Russian missiles and drones launched in a single day.

General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, stated the navy efficiently destroyed 28 missiles and 15 drones.

But some Ukrainian nationals had been killed and wounded as some assaults landed within the nation.

Authorities reported that not less than two individuals died and an additional two wounded following an assault on Kyiv early this morning.

They additionally reported a number of accidents within the wider Kyiv area.

In an announcement on Telegram, Serhiy Popko, the top of Kyiv’s navy administration, stated the assault was one of the crucial important in current months.

He stated: “Kyiv has not skilled such a robust assault since spring. The enemy launched a large, mixed assault utilizing drones and missiles.”

He added: “All in all, the air defence forces destroyed more than 20 enemy targets.”