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Ukrainian Drone Attacks Military Air Base in Russia's Novgorod Region - MoD

© AP Photo / David TulisA four-engined unmanned aerial vehicle
A four-engined unmanned aerial vehicle - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.08.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Ukrainian drone attacked a military air base in Russia's Novgorod Region on Saturday morning, damaging one warplane and causing no casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Today, at about 10:00 Moscow time [07:00 GMT], the Kiev regime carried out a terrorist attack using a copter-type UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] against a military airfield in the Novgorod Region," the ministry said in a statement.
The drone was spotted by the external observation post of the airfield and was fired at with small arms, the statement said.
"As a result of the terrorist attack on the territory of the airfield, a fire broke out at the aircraft parking space, which was promptly extinguished by fire brigades. One warplane was damaged, there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist attack," the ministry added.
Police officers outside a residential building affected by a drone attack on Profsoyuznaya Street in Moscow.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.08.2023
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