Power plants and airports in the Urals, Siberia and the Far East are preparing for attacks by Ukrainian drones — mass media

Power stations and airports in the Urals, Siberia and the Far East in Russia have begun to prepare for drone attacks. This was reported by the Russian publication Agency on Friday, October 25. Новости.

The publication notes that state and private structures of the Urals, Siberia and the Far East spent 841 million rubles on anti-drone equipment through the state procurement website in 2024 — this is 22 times more than for the entire year 2023.

The main funds were spent on the purchase of equipment for airports and objects of the fuel and energy complex, in particular, beyond the Arctic Circle.

< p>«These costs may indicate that the authorities are preparing for expanding the zone affected by Ukrainian drones», — the Agency claims. Новости.

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In districts that border directly with Ukraine, expenses, on the contrary, have decreased, the publication's analysis shows.

According to data of the Agency. News, in Central District, expenses decreased from 1.26 billion rubles in 2023 to 457 million in 2024, in Southern — from 298 million rubles to 75 million. In the North Caucasus Federal District, the costs of protection against drones decreased from 6.6 million to 5.3 million.

October 20 in the city of Dzerzhynsk, Nizhny Novgorod region Explosions thundered in the Russian Federation at night. The Y.M. Sverdlov FKP Plant, which is part of the Russian military-industrial complex, came under attack.

On the same day, in several regions of Russia, air defense forces were involved due to the appearance of drones, which was accompanied by explosions and fires It is reported that the air attack was repelled in at least eight regions.