Marta Gichko14:31, 04/17/24

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Before the explosions, an air raid siren sounded in the area of ​​the Kazan aircraft plant.

On the morning of April 17, drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate attacked the aircraft plant named after. Gorbunov in Kazan (Tatarstan). Tu-22M and Tu-160M ​​bombers are produced and repaired there.

Sources in the special services told UNIAN about this. Explosions on the territory of the aircraft plant occurred at about 10 a.m. in Kyiv. Before the explosions, an air raid siren sounded in the area of ​​the Kazan aircraft plant. At the same time, the evacuation of personnel from the territory of the enterprise began.

During the attack, airports in Kazan, Nizhnekamsk and Nizhny Novgorod were closed. The network was filled with news and footage of explosions near the plant.

Attack on Kazan

Attack on Tatarstan

Let us remind you that on April 2, drones attacked Tatarstan. This attack demonstrated that Ukraine has drones that can travel more than 1,200 kilometers.

The Alabuga special economic zone, where the plant for the production and assembly of Shahed-type UAVs is located, as well as the Russian oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, came under attack .

In the evening, the UN, commenting on this attack, called for “a stop to attacks on civilians and infrastructure.”

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, during a press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, thanked “various international organizations that constantly condemn something.”

(C)UNIAN 2024