Russia’s Kazan airport suspends operation presumably due to threat of drone attack
Pravda Ukraine
The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsiya) has reported that “to ensure flight safety”, temporary restrictions were imposed on the airport in Kazan on the morning of 28 August, with the probable reason being the threat of a drone attack.
Source: Rosaviatsiya; RIA Novosti, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet; Baza, a Russian Telegram channel
Details: Baza stressed that the Kazan airport had suspended operations due to the threat of a drone attack.
Several departure and arrival flights have been delayed.
Planes heading to Kazan have been diverted to an alternative airfield in Samara.
Background: On the night of 27-28 August, fires broke out at two oil depots in Russia’s Rostov Oblast after loud explosions.
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