Moscow claims to have repelled a Ukrainian drone attack targeting a military airfield in North Ossetia, in the Russian Caucasus. No injuries were reported. A military intelligence source in kyiv confirmed to AFP that Ukraine was behind it.
Russia said on Saturday it had repelled a Ukrainian drone attack targeting a military airfield in North Ossetia, in the Russian Caucasus. A military intelligence source in kyiv confirmed to AFP that Ukraine was behind it. “Three aerial drones were shot down by anti-aircraft defense systems in Mozdok”, a large city in North Ossetia, regional leader Sergei Menyailo said on Telegram. “According to initial information, the drones came from the Ukrainian side,” he said.
No injuries
This is the first drone attack targeting North Ossetia, located around 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border, since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The attack “targeted an airfield “local military”, assured Sergei Meniaïlo. He reported “small damage and fires”, stressing that “no one was injured”. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement that it had repelled a drone attack in North Ossetia, without further details.
In kyiv, a military intelligence source confirmed that “today’s attack on the airfield in North Ossetia is a special operation of the GUR”, the Ukrainian military intelligence department. This structure within the Ukrainian Defense Ministry is renowned for its daring operations deep into Russia and the Ukrainian territories it controls. This structure within the Ukrainian Defense Ministry is renowned for its daring operations deep into Russia and the Ukrainian territories it controls.
Ukraine, faced with the Russian offensive for more than two years, regularly responds by attacking Russian regions. kyiv had promised to bring the fighting to Russian soil in retaliation for the numerous bombings on its territory.