On April 17, Ukrainian drones targeted facilities in Tatarstan, Russia, including a factory in Kazan that manufactures and repairs Tu-22M and Tu-160M bombers, and the Shahed-136 kamikaze UAV factory. Russian air defenses, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry, downed two drones over Tatarstan and Mordovia. The attacks prompted evacuations of workers from the special economic zone 'Alabuga' and the TAIF Group of Companies, and temporary closures of airports in Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, and Naberezhnye Chelny due to UAV threats. Air-raid sirens were activated in Kazan, and heavy explosions were reported at the Gorbunov factory in Tatarstan, where large smoke plumes were observed.
⚡️ Sources: HUR confirms attack on Russian bomber factory in Tatarstan. A factory in Tatarstan producing bomber aircraft for the Russian military was attacked by Ukrainian drones on April 17, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent. https://t.co/GyyYeS7G2N
Heavy explosions reported from Gorbunov, Tatarstan, in Russia. Huge smoke plumes can be seen in videos. It is claimed that drones struck this morning the production and repair facilities of strategic bombers such as Tu-22M and Tu-160M. Source: Telegram / OperativnoZSU https://t.co/gFJ07SkzgO
⚡️Russia downed two drones over the republics of #Mordovia and #Tatarstan on the morning of April 17, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry. The target was a factory, where Russia manufactures and repairs Tu-22M and Tu-160M bombers, according to local Telegram channels. https://t.co/RSJW1aQ4lh
‼️ GUR attacked a factory in Tatarstan, where Tu-22M and Tu-160M aircraft are produced, - RBK Ukraine https://t.co/UhLNIsmUMt
GUR drones reportedly attacked an aircraft factory in Tatarstan this morning. The target was a factory in Kazan, where Russia manufactures and repairs Tu-22M and Tu-160M bombers. This morning, footage emerged of the air alarm being active in Tatarstan. https://t.co/ULofjMiC7V https://t.co/1tTemHg7eJ
Ukraine, once again, attacked to Russia's Shahed-136 kamikaze UAV factory in Tatarstan earlier today. Ukrainian kamikaze UAV reportedly shot down by Russian air defence forces. https://t.co/HQ9pCZG6Zr
⚡️Russia claims drone attacks on Tatarstan, Mordovia. Russian air defenses downed two Ukrainian drones over the republics of Mordovia and Tatarstan on the morning of April 17, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed. https://t.co/ffb2a2Yx50
Russian media report a drone in Russian Tatarstan (about 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border). This is reportedly the drone being shot down (was it shot down by Russian air defense or an object it targeted remains unclear). https://t.co/pME1wMIO7j https://t.co/sWFMXumQ0O
The territory of Tatarstan was attacked by a Ukrainian drone, the Russian Defense Ministry complains The drone was allegedly shot down. Meanwhile, air-raid sirens sounded in Kazan itself. Workers at local factories were evacuated from buildings. Work at the local airport was… https://t.co/zdroODQthD
In #Russia, airports in Nizhny Novgorod, as well as Kazan, Nizhnekamsk and Naberezhnye Chelny suspended flights for a short period of time due to temporary airspace closures caused by UAV threat. https://t.co/cLvh83iMUf
A Ukrainian drone, which was flying towards the special economic zone "Alabuga" and the enterprise of the TAIF Group of Companies, was shot down in the sky over Yelabuga in Tatarstan. Employees of enterprises are now being urgently evacuated. TAIF Group of Companies is the…