

According to him, the Russian air defense worked over the city. As a result of the fall in the wreckage, a fire occurred in private houses and a garage. Also “there are hits” in an apartment building, the official wrote.
Also, the sounds of explosions are heard in the Lipetsk region, where the red level of the “threat of UAV attack” is announced, the local Telegram channel “Lipetskach News Lipetsk” said. Under one of the video published, the attack was called “massive.”
The radar Lipetsk Telegram channel warned of the span of drones towards the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, as well as in the direction of the airfield.
On the map, which was published by Lipetskach Lipetsk News, it is indicated that the air defense supposedly works in Lipetsk, Yelets, Lebedyani.
Context
After the full -scale invasion of Russia to Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian army began to massively use drones for reconnaissance and strike at the enemy.
Since the beginning of 2024, Ukraine has strengthened attacks on oil and gas facilities in Russia, as well as military facilities, including Military airfields In the Russian Federation.
Airfield in the Lipetsk region already They attacked, in particular, in October 2024. The infrastructure of the Lipetsk-2 military airfield fell under the blow.




