Images on social media show a vast black cloud of smoke billowing against raging orange flames.
, damaged four Il-76 transport aircraft according to Russia’s state news agency Tass, citing emergency officials.’s defence ministry said.
Pskov regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov ordered all flights to and from the struck airport to be cancelled today, so the damage can be assessed in daylight.The extent of the damage to the heavy aircraft is unknown, though a video appears to show one of the planes burning intensely.supports HTML5 video
Three airports outside Moscow – Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Domodedovo – also temporarily halted flights, a measure that has become routine in the wake of the drone attacks. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials, who usually refuse to take responsibility for any attacks on the Russian soil.
A drone and missile attack launched on Kyiv by Russia early this morning killed two people and injured another, the head of Ukraine’s military administration Sergei Popko wrote on Telegram.The deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris from a commercial building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, he said.
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