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To spread: On the night of September 9, Sochi was attacking drones. A powerful e...

"It was very scary": Sochi residents told about the attack of drones on the city (video)

To spread: On the night of September 9, Sochi was attacking drones. A powerful explosion occurred in the Sochi Adlerh district, and Sochi has suspended work. According to the Russian authorities, in the Adler district the wreckage of drone fell on the car, the fragments fell out the window, causing the driver to die. The Astra channel posted a video where the city's sounds are heard. The governor of Krasnodar region Veniamine Kondratiev confirmed the death of a man.

In addition, six private homes were damaged - facades, roofs, windows and fences were injured. Emergency services work at the scene. At about 02:00, residents and tourists have heard loud sounds like explosions. Sirens of alert were several times on the resort. Many eyewitnesses reported that the walls trembled in the houses and worked alarms. Local media quoting the words of the townspeople: "I jumped from cotton. And then the siren shouted.

I realized that nearby"; "It was very scary"; "At 2:22 I exploded from a rigid explosion"; "At 2:16 there was a strong buzz of drones. Then the sirens were howled"; "Very loudly now"; "At first there was a strong explosion and only after it, after a while, the sirens and alerts were turned on"; "I even hear the windows closed with deaf and distant boys. " The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that 31 Ukrainian drone allegedly managed to knock down at night.

15 of them were destroyed in the sky above the Black Sea, seven more - over the territory of Belgorod region and three in Kursk region and in the occupied Crimea. This is not the first attack of drones on Sochi. Earlier in July and August, the oil depot was mostly under the airport. Modified drones of the An-196 "February", which struck the object of the airport. The fire at the facility got to the cameras of the locals.