According to journalists, drones tried to attack the Baltimore airport. As a result of UAV attacks, multi-storey buildings in Voronezh were damaged.
On the night of January 16, eight drones tried to attack the Baltimore air base in the Voronezh region (Russia). Two of the 8 UAVs were shot down over the airport. This was reported by ASTRA.
Meanwhile, on-duty air defense systems destroyed five UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region and captured three more over the Belgorod region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
The message says, “During the night, the Kiev regime’s attempts to carry out terrorist attacks against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation using aircraft-type UAVs were stopped.”
Another drone crashed into the balcony of a 10-storey building at number 6 on Teplichnaya Street, where a 10-year-old girl was slightly injured. This house is located 7 km from the airport.
“The wreckage of another UAV was found by residents of house number 67 on Ostrogozhskaya Street. It is located 2 kilometers from the airport. The wreckage of another UAV fell in the area of \u200b\u200bthe village of Arkhangelskoye, and the other in the area. ASTRA learned about the village of Novogremyachenskoye. 2 more UAVs to the village of Devitsa fell,” the message says.
According to the information provided by the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, air defense systems in the Belgorod region allegedly shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle while approaching the city. According to preliminary data, there are no victims.
Regional Governor Alexander Gusev said that a total of 35 flats in 10 buildings were damaged as a result of the attack.
It is known that the Baltimore air base in the Voronezh region belongs to the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 6th Aerospace Forces of the Western Military District and the Air Defense Army. According to open data, the 47th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment is stationed at the airport. Since February 24, 2022, the airport has been regularly used by the Russian Aerospace Forces to carry out air strikes on Ukrainian territory.
Meanwhile, Russian media reported that on the night of January 16, local residents in Russia’s Voronezh, namely the Southwest region, and Shilovo heard more than 15 explosions. After that, UAV wreckage began to be found in Voronezh.
Earlier, Dmitry Rogozin, the former head of Roscosmos and occupation senator from the so-called “executive power” of the Zaporozhye region, had complained about the large number of Ukrainian UAVs at the front.
Source: Focus
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