05/23/2025
In the aggressor country of Russia, since the evening of Thursday, May 22, Russians have again complained about UAV attacks in several regions. The network writes that drones, in particular, attacked
a military airfield in Ivanovo, Russia.
The occupiers’ air defenses were operating there, explosions could be heard. Russian propaganda channels wrote about this.
Drones were also spotted in the Moscow, Tula, Ryazan, Tambov, and Lipetsk regions. Rosaviatsia announced the introduction of restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports.
It should be noted that the Russian Federation Military Transport Aviation Combat Training and Application Center operates at the Severny airfield in Ivanovo (Ivanovo region of the aggressor country). The 243rd Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron and the 81st Military Transport Aviation Regiment are stationed there.
There were also reports online of explosions and a fire in the city of Yelets in the Lipetsk region of the Russian Federation. According to preliminary information, UAVs attacked PJSC “Energia” (a manufacturer of chemical power sources).
Proponents write that all employees have been evacuated from the facility, however, according to preliminary data, there may be 4 victims.
Local residents reported hearing more than 10 explosions. Lipetsk Oblast Governor Artamonov said that the city may temporarily restrict mobile internet “to increase the effectiveness of protection against UAVs.”
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in the evening that “air defense forces repelled an attack by eight drones flying towards Moscow.” Emergency services are working at the site of the debris. He later wrote that nine more UAVs were allegedly shot down.
Recall that on May 21, explosions also thundered in various regions of the Russian Federation , including the capital. Not only Moscow was under attack, which began yesterday at about 8:00 p.m. Officials of the Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Vladimir, Ryazan, Belgorod, Tula, Kaluga and Lipetsk regions reported drones, explosions, and “air defense work.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported almost 400 drones shot down per day.
The capital’s key airports, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky, also suspended operations , leaving passengers stranded in the terminals.
As OBOZ.UA reported, explosions erupted in the Ryazan region of the Russian Federation on the afternoon of May 22. Russians complained about a UAV attack on an oil refinery.
Well done, AFU!
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