00:00 Russia's military is said to be currently repelling a drone attack at an airport in
00:12 the city of Skovo in western Russia, where four transport aircraft were damaged, officials
00:17 said.
00:18 Initial reports indicated that between 10 and 20 drones attacked Skovo airfield late
00:23 in the night yesterday and that Russian troops stationed on the ground were trying to repel
00:27 the drone raid using small arms fire.
00:30 One of the drones reportedly hit a refuelling complex, causing a large fire.
00:35 Russia's 334th Transport Aviation Regiment, which operates IL-76 transport planes, is
00:41 based at the Skovo airport.
00:43 Regional Governor Mikhail Vedernikov, who said he was at the scene of the attack, posted
00:48 a video on Telegram of a massive fire with the sounds of explosions and sirens in the
00:53 background.
00:54 "A drone attack has been repelled in Skovo airport," Vedernikov wrote, adding that authorities
00:59 were assessing the damage but there were no casualties.
01:02 The Skovo region previously came under drone attack in late May when two armed drones caused
01:07 an explosion that left an oil pipeline's administrative building damaged.
01:12 Skovo is located roughly 800 km from Ukraine's border and the surrounding region borders
01:17 European Union member states Latvia and Estonia.
01:21 There were no immediate comments from the defence ministry but reports indicated that
01:25 four heavy transport planes were damaged.
01:28 All Wednesday flights at the airport have been cancelled until the nature of the possible
01:32 damage to the runway is clarified.
01:35 Videos posted by Russian media showed thick black smoke rising over the airport.
01:39 Reports on Telegram channels also said that anti-aircraft systems were in action all around
01:44 the city.
01:45 The airspace around Moscow's Nukovo airport was also briefly closed but was later reopened
01:50 to air traffic.
01:52 In recent weeks, Moscow and other Russian regions have been targeted by a barrage of
01:55 Ukrainian drone attacks after Kiev vowed this summer to return the conflict to Russia.
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