Drone attack on the Airport in Russia: 4 army transport planes destroyed, flights canceled, airspace closed; Moscow blamed Ukraine
The footage shows flames and smoke rising above the airport after the explosion. |
A drone attack has taken place at the airport of the Russian city of Peskov. According to Russian media TASS, 4 Il-76 military transport aircraft were destroyed in the attack. No one was reported injured in the attack. Governor Mikhail Vedernikov confirmed the attack. The Russian military is constantly trying to shoot down drones. All flights from Peskov Airport have been canceled and airspace has also been closed.
Governor Mikhail said - We are reviewing the damage to the airport and its runway. I was present when the attack took place. Russia has blamed Ukraine for the attack. According to Russian Telegram channels, about 12 drone strikes took place. Meanwhile, an explosion was heard near the airport. Peskov is very close to the countries of Estonia and Latvia. Both these countries are members of NATO.
The Russian military is constantly using anti-defense systems to shoot down drones. |
Estonia-Latvia are members of the NATO organization
According to RT, Estonia is only 30 km from Peskov and Latvia 60 km. In such a situation, Ukraine has launched a drone attack, so it has reached Peskov via Belarus. On the other hand, Russia has claimed that its forces shot down 4 Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea which were carrying 50 soldiers and weapons for the operation.
The Russian military reported that four Ukrainian drones were also shot down over the Bryansk and Oryol regions. According to TASS, the airspace of Venukovo airport has been temporarily closed. Earlier in May too, Peskov Airport was attacked.
Continuous drone attacks in Moscow
Russia has been experiencing continuous drone attacks on Moscow and other cities for the past few months. No one was killed in these attacks. However, some buildings in Moscow were definitely damaged. In this matter, President Zelensky said - the attacks on their cities in the middle of the war with Russia are quite appropriate. This reaction during the war is stated.
On this side, America said not to support the Ukrainian attack inside the border of Russia. The White House said in its statement that Russia started this war. They can end it anytime by withdrawing their forces from Ukraine.
This image is of a May 3 drone attack on the Kremlin, home of Russian President Putin. |
There was also a drone attack on the Kremlin on May 3.
The drone attack on Russia began on May 3 when the Kremlin, the home of Russian President Putin, was attacked by 2 drones. Both drones crashed on the Kremlin Dome. However, Putin was not present at the time of the attack. After the attack, Russia said - we consider it a terrorist attack. This was a conspiracy to assassinate the President. Russia has the right to respond to this attack.
Drone strikes add to Russia's woes
Ukraine is trying to shoot down low-cost drones with expensive electronic anti-drone equipment. Forced to use missiles.
One unit of Russian S-400, one of the best air defense systems, costs around 7000 crore rupees. A unit consists of 16 launch vehicles. Each vehicle carries two large and two small missiles.
On the other hand, the cheap drones that Ukraine is using cost only a few lakh rupees. For example, the DJI Quadcopter Mavic costs just Rs 2 lakh. Ukraine is using these drones. An American F-35 ($110 million) can cost 55,000 such drones.
Apart from this, the production rate of these missiles included in the defense system is also very low. However, currently, Russia can produce only 40 such missiles per month.
