Russian governor confirms industrial site damaged in Novgorod drone attack
A drone attack damaged an industrial facility in Russia's Novgorod region overnight on Nov. 10, the regional governor said, as Ukrainian monitoring channels reported explosions near a military aircraft repair plant.
The governor confirmed that the region had come under a large-scale drone attack and that an industrial site had sustained damage. He did not identify the facility.
Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ reported explosions near the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Staraya Russa, a facility that services Russian military transport aircraft.
According to the reports, residents heard explosions near the plant and later saw fire trucks heading toward the area.
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View in Telegram.The plant, part of Russia's state-owned Rostec corporation, repairs and maintains Il-76 and Il-78 aircraft, among other equipment.
There has been no independent confirmation that the aircraft repair plant was hit or that any aircraft or repair facilities were damaged.
The governor also reported damage to two vacation homes from falling drone debris and said there were no casualties.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian drones overnight across several Russian regions and Russian-occupied Crimea. The claim could not be independently verified.
Ukraine has not publicly confirmed responsibility for the reported strike.