An impressive attack. According to the Russian Defense MinistryRussia was targeted by 105 Ukrainian drones Dyears The night from Monday to Tuesday, May 6. The operation of a dozen airports in Russia was thus disrupted, three days before the commemorations of victory over Nazi Germany. Moscow, which welcomes this Friday, May 9, a large military parade in the presence of Vladimir Putin and around twenty foreign leaders this Friday, May 9, was particularly targeted. Its mayor, Serguei Sobianinesaid 19 drones had been intercepted there.
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The councilor said that debris had fallen on a large avenue south of the capital and that no victim was currently identified. The Russian media broadcast images of a cracked supermarket showcase and a blackened residential building facade.
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The operation of disturbed airports
Four airports in the capital imposed temporary restrictions on their operation last night. Some have even completely closed. The functioning of several others in the country must have been interrupted for a time, especially in several major cities such as Nijny Novgorod, Samara, Saratov or Volgograd – formerly called Stalingrad, the most deadly battle of the Second World War.
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The governors of the southern regions of Voronej and Penza indicated that respectively 18 and 10 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted in their territory, without making victims. In the Koursk border region, a Ukrainian attack would have injured two teenagers aged 14 and 17 and caused power cuts. During the night of Sunday to Monday, May 5, Russia had indicated that it had intercepted a drone attack targeting Moscow.
On the Ukrainian side, a Russian drone strike left a dead in the Odessa region, according to Governor Oleg Kiper. Russia said it would observe a three-day ceasefire from May 8 to 10, during the commemorations of victory over Nazi Germany. At this stage, Ukraine has not clearly said if it intended to follow this truce announced by President Vladimir Putin. During the previous truce, during Easter, Moscow and kyiv accused each other of pursuing hostilities.
