Ukrainian drones attack military airfield in Taganrog as fire reported

A fire was recorded at 2:44 a.m. in the aircraft parking area of a military airfield in Taganrog after an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the night of Sept. 7. The airfield lies about 40 kilometers from Ukraine’s border.

The base is actively used by the Russian military and houses the 325th Aircraft Repair Plant, which repairs transport aircraft and components for Il-76 planes, the publication reported.

Russia said the overnight attacks killed two people. Perm region Governor Dmitry Makhonin reported that one person died there and four others were injured after a residential building was damaged in a strike. Local air defenses said they had shot down 27 drones.

Explosions had earlier been reported in Perm, where residents posted photographs and videos of drones in the sky and reported that air defenses were active. Initial reports suggested that the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery may have been hit. A black column of smoke was visible near the refinery, described as one of Russia’s largest.

Explosions and air-defense activity were also reported in the Rostov region and the Chuvash Republic. Local authorities in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, reported one more death and one injury.