Massive drone explosion erupts near Russian war command regional headquarters visited by Putin
- Shocking footage shows a giant fireball rising over the city of Rostov
A massive kamikaze drone explosion struck near the headquarters of Vladimir Putin’s war command in Rostov-on-Don in the early hours of the morning.
Shocking footage shows a giant fireball rising over the city, which is located near Russian-occupied Ukraine.
The explosion started a fierce fire near the military headquarters, which Putin reportedly visited several times during the war.
Three buildings and several cars were damaged according to an initial assessment by Vasily Golubev, governor of the Rostov region.
The wartime command bunker is located at the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don.
It was here in June that slain Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin began his coup attempt against Putin’s regime, later organizing a march towards Moscow.
Shocking footage shows a giant fireball rising over the city, which is located near Russian-occupied Ukraine
The explosion started a fierce fire near the military headquarters, which Putin reportedly visited several times during the war.
The wartime command bunker is located at the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don
The aftermath of the drone strike in Rostov is revealed
Residents were shocked by the attack and twenty apartment buildings on Pushkinskaya Street were left without electricity.
A state of emergency was declared in the city center due to the kamikaze drone attack.
According to reports, 99 residents were given hot food and offered to leave their homes.
As has become routine, Russian officials claimed a drone targeting the city center was shot down, but it was unclear whether the drone managed to evade air defenses.
Another drone crashed outside the city.
“At about 3 am, an air defense system went off in Rostov-on-Don,” Golubev said.
“An unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down. The consequences on the spot are becoming clear.’
He later said, “At the scene of the UAV crash… an emergency mode was put in place from 9 a.m..” 99 people live in these three blocks. Meals will be organized for them.’
Putin used the wartime command post in Rostov as the backdrop for his New Year’s message to the Russians in 2023, posing with troops.
After the strike, a block is seen on fire
After the strike, a damaged car is seen
Vladimir Putin’s 2023 New Year Address to the Nation from the Southern Military District Headquarters in Rostov-on-Don
Police tape blocks an accident scene outside a multistory residential building after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, September 7, 2023
A photo shows broken glass outside a multi-storey residential building after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, September 7, 2023
In all, about seven kamikaze drones attacked Russian targets during the night.
One – reportedly a Ukrainian Beaver drone that can fly up to 1,000 kilometers – hit Ramenskoye near Moscow, near Zhukovsky International Airport.
Russian authorities claimed they shot it down, causing damage to a high-rise residential building.
The attack caused the closure of Moscow’s airspace, causing major disruptions to flights at the city’s four international airports.
The capital’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said: “Tonight, air defense forces in the Ramenskoye district thwarted an attempted drone attack on Moscow.”
The train station in Bryansk – capital of a region bordering Ukraine – was also damaged by a drone attack.
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