On Friday, August 9, a fire broke out at a military airfield near the Russian city of Lipetsk in the early hours of the morning following a drone attack.
This is evident from the current situation, reports Ukrinform.
“Fire at the military airfield,” says the warning from the regional service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
According to Astra, an ammunition depot probably caught fire after the drone attack on the airfield.
The region’s governor, Ihor Artamanov, made no mention of the fire at the airfield in his morning news, but only reported a massive drone attack.
Explosives detonated “far away from civilian buildings.”
To eliminate the consequences of the detonation, a state of emergency was declared in the Lipetsk district and traffic in the region was stopped.
“To ensure the safety of residents, it was decided to evacuate the settlements of Koptsevie Khutory, Fedorvka, Yakovlevka and Tinkovka. Temporary shelters and transportation are being prepared. Residents of these settlements must follow the instructions of the emergency services,” he wrote.
Over 400 households near the airfield fall into the evacuation zone.
Six people were injured in the UAV attack.
An energy infrastructure facility was also damaged. Some districts of Lipetsk were briefly without electricity before power was restored.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 75 drones were intercepted, including 26 over the Belgorod region, 19 over the Lipetsk region, seven over the Kursk region, five over the Bryansk region, four over the Voronezh region and another over the Oryol region.
As Ukrinform previously wrote, local authorities in the Russian regions of Lipetsk and Belgorod reported drone attacks on Friday night.
