Russian airport disrupted by drone attacks, two killed in Balabyne strike

New reports indicate significant disruptions at Russia's Sochi airport since June 5 due to drone attacks. The June 7 strike on Balabyne, Zaporizhzhia, killed two and damaged buildings.
New reports indicate significant disruptions at Russia's Sochi airport since June 5, with thousands of passengers stranded due to drone attacks causing dozens of flight delays and cancellations. Separately, the June 7 guided aerial bomb strike on Balabyne, Zaporizhzhia, resulted in two fatalities and damage to residential buildings, a school, infrastructure, and a public transport stop where the victims were located. Earlier reports of Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian deployment point in Shchastia, Luhansk, on June 7, and a drone strike damaging a non-fuel-containing building at the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage facility, remain consistent. Sources: Суспільне Новини, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.
Sources
- Радіо Свобода — «Енергоатом» зафіксував пошкодження будівлі сховища відпрацьованого ядерного палива через удар РФ
- Суспільне Новини — Армія РФ завдала удару КАБом по селищу Балабине Запорізького району: дві людини загинуло
- Українська правда — В аеропорту Сочі колапс через атаки безпілотників – соцмережі
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