Residents of four towns in Russia's Lipetsk region were evacuated after a massive nighttime attack by Ukrainian drones, local authorities said. The target of the attack was a military airport. The region's governor, Igor Artamonov, declared a state of emergency.
Russian media reported that Ukrainian drones attacked the Lipetsk region after 3 a.m. (2 a.m. in Poland). The region's governor, Igor Artamonov, said there had been an explosion. He also said that fragments from the drone had damaged an energy facility.
At around 4 a.m., the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported that “a military airport was burning” in Lipetsk.
The authorities decided to evacuate the inhabitants of four towns located closest to the airport.
Artamonov wrote on Telegram that he had decided to introduce a state of emergency. An alarm was also declared in Lipetsk and Lipetsk city district, which has already been canceled.
The city of Lipetsk from the border with Ukraine is approximately 300 kilometers apart in a straight line.
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