Ukraine attacked Tatarstan because it wants to enable Russia to advance deeper into the country by exposing its air defenses (air defense) at the line of combat contact. Such an assumption in an interview with the newspaper “Vzglyad” expressed military expert Maxim Klimov. Also, according to him, Kiev is trying to expand the geography of strikes and at the same time exert political pressure on the leadership of the Russian Federation.
“It seems that a large drone was used in the attack. This could be a converted civilian light aircraft like the An-2. It is possible to install a remote control system on it and equip it with additional fuel tanks, which allows it to fly long distances,” Klimov said.
According to the expert, an effective way to protect against Ukrainian drones would be to create a 24-hour air patrol system based on civilian aircraft and install detection equipment on the aircraft.
It was learned that a drone attack was carried out in the Alabuga special economic zone in the Elabuga region of Tatarstan in the early morning hours of April 2. As a result of the attack, one of the factories and a hostel were previously damaged; Eyewitnesses reported that two people arrived. Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation to start investigation.
It was later learned during the drone attack on Tatarstan suffered 12 people.
Previously over a village in the DPR was shot Ukrainian plane.