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Kiev behind drone attack deep into Russia – MOD

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An unmanned aircraft belonging to the Ukrainian forces was downed using electromagnetic warfare, Moscow has said

An explosion in the town of Kireevsk in Russia’s Tula region on Sunday was the result of a thwarted Ukrainian drone attack, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was downed using an electromagnetic warfare system, it added.

The Ukrainian forces launched a strike variant of a Soviet-made Tu-141 Strizh (‘Swift’) drone, the ministry confirmed. The Russian air defense forces stationed in the Tula region used an electromagnetic warfare system, Pole-21 (Field-21), to disable its navigation systems and drive it of its course, the ministry’s statement said. The UAV eventually fell in Kireevsk. It’s initial target was not revealed in the statement.

Earlier on Sunday, the Russian media reported that at least three people were injured and three residential buildings damaged in the blast caused by the drone crash. Kiev did not comment on the incident. 

The Tula region is located south of Moscow, some 250 kilometers away from the nearest border with Ukraine. In early March, its governor ordered increased security measures in the wake of Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian soil.

According to the Defense Ministry, the air defense force deployed to the Tula region involves S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems as well as Pantsir-S1 medium-range air defense missile and artillery systems together with Pole-21 electromagnetic warfare systems.

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