Lipetsk under massive attack: power facility on fire, detonation at airfield continues

Lipetsk has been subjected to a massive attack: a power facility is burning, detonation at the airfield continues Irina Martsiyash

In the Russian city of Lipetsk, the night of August 9 was not calm. There they are reporting an attack using drones.

A detonation at the airfield and a fire at a power facility are reported. It is also known that public transport has been stopped, and more than 600 residents are left without power. This is reported in Russian Telegram channels with reference to the regional governor, Channel 24 reports.

Details of the drone attack on Lipetsk

Russian Telegram channels write that Lipetsk was attacked by UAVs. Governor Artamonov noted a massive drone attack and announced the work of “pe-ve-o”.

After this, local residents wrote about the sounds of explosions and problems with electricity.

According to Artamonov, explosive objects detonated far from civilian buildings. “As a result of the fall of the UAV, an energy infrastructure facility was damaged. There are power supply disruptions,” this is how the regional governor described the situation.

Residents of Lipetsk publish footage of a powerful night fire near the city.< /p>

Fire over Lipetsk: watch the video Attention! The footage contains obscene language

“Oh ***, they're bombing a military airfield here, or something,” comments the Russian.

Note that the governor introduced a state of emergency on the territory of the Lipetsk municipal district .

He said that he said that this was done to “eliminate the consequences of the detonation of explosive objects.” To ensure the safety of residents, the following settlements will be evacuated: Koptsevye hamlets, Fedorovka, Yakovlya, Tynkovka.

It is noted that the movement of passenger transport has been stopped.

Russian telegram channels write about a fire at a military airfield in the Lipetsk region after a series of explosions as a result of a drone attack.

Eyewitnesses of the attack on a military airfield in the Lipetsk region also publish footage.

“The entire airfield is on fire, look what’s going on there,” eyewitnesses comment behind the scenes.

Attack on a military airfield in the Lipetsk region: watch the video Attention! The footage contains obscene language.

Russian telegram channels write that the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Lipetsk Region confirmed a fire at a military airfield.

Previously, local residents reported that after the attack the UAV burned and detonated an ammunition depot, but the governor did not confirm this, but declared a state of emergency and the evacuation of 4 settlements around the airfield.