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Reuters
a day ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Ukraine's drone attack restricts traffic on Don River bridge in Russia's Volgograd
June 27 (Reuters) - Traffic on the Don River in the Kalachevsky district of Russia's Volgograd region was temporarily restricted to eliminate wreckage from a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack, the regional governor's administration said on Friday. "Sappers are at work," Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov was cited as saying in a post on the Telegram messaging app by the region's administration. He added that there were no injuries as a result of the attack. It was not immediately clear whether the bridge on the Don River, Europe's fifth-longest, was damaged. The Russian defence ministry said in a post on Telegram that its air defence units destroyed 39 Ukrainian drones overnight over the Russian territory and the Crimean Peninsula, including 13 over the Volgograd region. Volgograd airport was closed for more than three hours before flights were restored just before 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT), Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said on Telegram.
LBCI
2 days ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Russia says downed 50 Ukrainian drones overnight
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that air defense units destroyed 50 Ukrainian drones overnight. In a statement on Telegram, the ministry said nearly half of the drones were shot down over the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, while the rest were intercepted over several other regions of Russia, including three drones over the Moscow region. Reuters
The Sun
14-06-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Watch moment Russian fighter jet crashes after WING fell off during air raid mission on Ukraine
THIS is the dramatic moment a wing falls off a £15 million Russian warplane during a frontline mission over Ukraine's Donetsk region. The pilot miraculously cheated death by ejecting before the Su-25 aircraft came tumbling to the ground. 3 In the shocking video, the doomed warplane is seen spinning as it falls out of the sky above the Ukrainian city of Soledar. The Russian aircraft's right wing is seen detached from the warplane, which bursts into flames and crashes into a field. A fighter pilot is also visible, held up by a parachute. It was initially assumed the Su-25 had been shot down. Ukrainian media claimed the aircraft may have been downed by 'friendly fire' - an unguided missile from its partner plane. Others suggested the cause may have been heat trap flares and possible missiles from the Su-25. But given that there appears to be no giant explosion, which would be expected in the instance of a direct missile hit, experts on both sides now have a different theory. Russia's Su-25 fleet is outdated - averaging over 40 years old - and have experienced multiple technical failures in the past, as reported by the Kyiv Post. The pilot was reportedly rescued by Russian forces on the ground while under fire from Ukrainian drones. An Mi-8 helicopter arrived at the crash site and evacuated him. Night of hell for Ukraine as Putin launches 315 drones in one of biggest strikes of war sparking huge inferno in Kyiv Russian Telegram channel Fighterbomber cited 'destruction of the wing' as the cause of the crash. "The pilot is in the hospital with a broken arm," the channel wrote. It added: 'A commission will investigate what went wrong and determine who is to blame.' Ukraine has not released an official statement about this incident. The visible 'missiles' may be unignited heat trap flares designed to distract heat-seeking missiles away from the aircraft's engines, according to some sources. Ukraine's Militarniy media outlet ruled out the possibilities of friendly fire and an exploding missile. The channel said: 'The third possible reason is a defect in the aircraft's power structure that arose due to prolonged intensive use of the aircraft in combat operations or a manufacturing defect. 'This hypothesis is supported by the fact that the wing broke off at the moment of the turn, when it is subjected to the greatest loads. 'Another indirect confirmation may be that the operation of Russian attack aircraft, whose average age reaches 40 years, is associated with a significant number of emergency situations.' Ukrainian war analyst Yury Butusov backed this theory, saying: 'At first it seems that it was shot down by its own pilot, the pilot of another aircraft. 'However, when viewed in slow motion, one can conclude that the Su-25's wing failed due to excessive overload and exhaustion of the attack aircraft's resources.' The Su-25 is a Soviet, twin-engine, single-seat aircraft developed by Sukhoi in the late 1970s.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine strikes Russian electronics plant in Moscow Oblast, military says
Editor's note: The story is being updated. Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces attacked the Rezonit Technopark in Russia's Moscow Oblast overnight on June 12, with explosions reported at the facility, the Ukrainian military said. The operation was meant to "reduce Russia's ability to produce high-tech weapons and equipment," as the facility assembles circuit boards and electronics for the Russian military-industrial complex, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said. The consequences of the attack are being clarified, according to the statement. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its forces shot down 52 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three over Moscow Oblast. Russian officials have not commented on a possible attack against the technopark. We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Al Arabiya
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Ukraine's drone attacks temporarily halt flights in Moscow, across Russia
Ukraine's overnight drone strikes have forced a temporary suspension of flights in all airports serving Moscow and the country's second-largest city St. Petersburg, but caused no damage, Russian officials reported on Tuesday. Russian air defence units destroyed a total of 102 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian defence ministry - which reports only how many were downed, not the number Ukraine launched - said on the Telegram messaging app. Nearly half of the drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, the ministry said. Three drones were downed over the Moscow region and two over the Leningrad region, of which St. Petersburg is the regional capital. Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia temporarily halted flights at all four major airports serving Moscow and St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport, as well as at airports in nine other cities to ensure safety, it said on Telegram. Flights in Moscow and some other cities were restored by Tuesday morning, but restrictions were still in place in St. Petersburg at 0430 GMT. Regional governors, who wrote about the attacks on Telegram, did not report any damage caused by the attacks.
