Russian air defenses on April 23 opened fireplace towards drones within the Alabuga Particular Financial Zone in Russia's Tatarstan, the location of a Shahed-type drone manufacturing unit, unbiased information channel Astra reported.
Astra and different Telegram channels shared purported footage of a drone being shot down. Shot channel recognized the drones as Aeroprakt A-22 and UJ-22 Airborne unmanned plane.
Russian air defenses shot down one Ukrainian airplane-type drone in Tatarstan at about 12:20 p.m. native time, the Russian Protection Ministry claimed, with out offering additional particulars or mentioning Alabuga.
The Ukrainian army has not commented on the claims, which couldn’t be independently verified.
Alabuga lies greater than 1,000 kilometers (over 600 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border. Ukrainian long-range drones struck the power final April, aiming to disrupt Russian manufacturing of Shaheds and their Russian-made variants, Gerans, that are extensively utilized in aerial assaults towards Ukraine.
Over 6,000 Shahed-type drones had been produced in Alabuga final 12 months, in addition to 1000’s of decoy drones used to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses, stated Andrii Kovalenko, an official at Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Protection Council.
"This 12 months, Russia goals to provide 8,000-10,000 Shaheds/Gerans and 15,000 decoys in Alabuga," Kovalenko stated.
All through the full-scale battle, Ukrainian long-range drones have focused Russia's industrial and army amenities deep within the rear to undermine its skill to wage its all-out battle.
The Kyiv IndependentKate Tsurkan