{"id":2016271,"date":"2023-08-30T00:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drones-hit-city-of-pskov-in-likely-largest-drone-attack-against-russia-in-war\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T00:32:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:32:20","slug":"ukrainian-drones-hit-city-of-pskov-in-likely-largest-drone-attack-against-russia-in-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drones-hit-city-of-pskov-in-likely-largest-drone-attack-against-russia-in-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drones strike Pskov, potentially biggest attack on Russia in ongoing conflict."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukrainian-drones-hit-city-of-pskov-in-likely-largest-drone-attack-against-russia-in-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ukrainian Drones Launch Largest Attack on Russia Yet<\/h2>\n<p>In a daring move, Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian city of Pskov \u200dand made attempted attacks in other areas, marking the most significant drone assault on Russia in \u200cits ongoing war with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most surprising aspects\u2064 of the attack was that several drones managed to\u200c hit \u200dan airport \u200cin \u200cPskov, which is over 370 miles away from \u200bthe Ukrainian border. This makes it the furthest Russian target hit in the war so\u200c far. \u200dAdditionally, Russian authorities reported drone downings \u2062in Moscow, Ryazan, Kaluga, Bryansk, and Oryol. At\u200d the same time, air and \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drones-hit-city-of-pskov-in-likely-largest-drone-attack-against-russia-in-war\/\" title=\"Ukrainian drones strike Pskov, potentially biggest attack on Russia in ongoing conflict.\">water-borne drones attempted<\/a> to strike the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. All of these attacks occurred in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">early morning hours<\/a> of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h3>Damage and Response<\/h3>\n<p>Russian authorities claim that all\u200d drones, except for those\u2064 that hit Pskov, were intercepted. The attack on Pskov resulted in damage to four IL-76 transport aircraft, \u200cwith two of them severely affected\u2062 by a fire caused\u200d by the drones. Fortunately, no casualties were reported, and authorities are currently \u2064assessing the extent of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>Pskov Mayor Mikhail Vedernikov stated on \u2062Telegram, &#8220;As\u200b for\u200b the operation of the airport: a\u2063 decision was made to cancel all flights for tomorrow (that is, already today, on\u2064 08\/30\/23) until the nature of the possible damage to the runway is clarified. According \u200cto preliminary estimates, nothing serious, but\u2063 it is difficult to verify\u2063 this at night. If everything is in order, on Thursday the airport will resume its normal operation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating \u200bon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-2nd-man-in-connection-to-attack-on-jewish-diners-at-l-a-sushi-restaurant\/\" title=\"Police Arrest 2nd Man In Connection To Attack On Jewish Diners At L.A. Sushi Restaurant\">social media captured<\/a> the explosions and a large \u2062fire at the airport during the attack.<\/p>\n<h3>Number of Drones and Targets<\/h3>\n<p>The exact number of drones used in\u2062 the\u200b Pskov \u200cattack remains unclear. However, \u2062sources familiar with the matter suggest that around 21 drones were involved, according to the popular Russian Telegram channel BRIEF. Russian authorities reported that three drones were shot down over Bryansk, one over Oryol, one over Moscow, one over Ryazan, and one over Kaluga. The \u200cnumber of drones used in the\u200b attacks on the\u200b fleet in \u200bSevastopol is \u200dstill being determined.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u200bworth noting that Pskov is located quite\u2064 far from the other \u2064targeted areas, which are all south of Moscow.<\/p>\n<h3>Reactions and Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The attacks have sent shockwaves through \u200cRussian nationalist circles, particularly among &#8220;mil bloggers,&#8221; who expressed astonishment and fear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Attack on the Pskov airfield. Atypical target selection. Just \u200clook at the map. This is a completely different direction compared to previous drone launches towards Moscow,&#8221; wrote popular \u200bRussian war correspondent Alexander Kots on Telegram. &#8220;Given the \u200dgrowing technical capabilities of Ukraine, there will \u2063soon be no safe places in the\u200d European part of Russia. \u200dHowever, taking into account the agent network, not only in [the European part]. We must proceed from this when organizing the security of military and strategic facilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Russian military swiftly responded to the attacks, with explosions recorded in\u2064 Kyiv and\u200d Odesa.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian drones launched a major attack on Russia, targeting Pskov and other areas. This is the largest drone assault in the ongoing war. Pskov&#8217;s airport, located over 370 miles from the border, was struck. 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