Flight operations temporarily halted following UAV attack on military facility in the region.
The restrictions have been in effect since 01:49 Moscow time, “to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights,” media reported with reference to Rosaviatsia.
Local residents previously reported that after the attack, the Marinovka military airfield was burning and detonating. Residents of the military town were evacuated.
According to open data, the airfield is home to Su-24MR frontline reconnaissance aircraft of the 2nd separate reconnaissance aviation squadron (military unit 77978) of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Command, formed on January 1, 2014 from the aviation squadron of the 6970th air base, part of the 7th Air Defense Brigade.
