Russia's Ministry of Defense on Wednesday released a flight map and video footage showing the wreckage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used in an attempted attack on the official residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
At a regular briefing, the ministry presented footage of the intercepted drones, showing black UAV fragments, wooden structural components and red electrical wiring scattered in the snow at the interception sites.
According to Alexander Romanenkov, head of the Russian Aerospace Forces' air defense missile troops, the Ukrainian side deployed 91 drones in the attack, one of which carried six kilograms of explosives.
"The deployment of this attack, the number of air-to-air weapons used, and their routes from the south, southwest, and west directly towards the Russian presidential residence in Novgorod Region all clearly indicate that the attack, from Ukraine, was targeted, meticulously planned, and multi-layered," said Romanenkov.
Interception points marked on the map show that the drones were downed over the Bryansk, Smolensk and Novgorod regions, the ministry said.
The ministry added that the attempted attack occurred overnight between Sunday and Monday, caused no casualties, and resulted in no damage to Russian territory or the presidential residence.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reiterated the denial of the attack on social media on Tuesday.
Russian Ministry of Defense releases details of Ukrainian attack on Russian presidential residence
Russian Ministry of Defense releases details of Ukrainian attack on Russian presidential residence
China has seen a surge in passenger traffic on New Year's Day, the first day of its three-day New Year holiday, with significant increases in short- and medium-distance travel and strong year-on-year growth in flight bookings.
Data showed that during the holiday period, short- and medium-distance travel is the main mode of travel in China's Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, and Chengdu-Chongqing regions, with trips crossing the New Year becoming a major highlight.
Domestic flight bookings for the holiday increased by 28 percent year on year, and international flight bookings increased by approximately 14 percent year on year, according to data from Umetrip, a popular Chinese flight travel application.
"During the New Year holiday, the popularity of winter escape trips to the south increased significantly compared to previous years. On the other hand, new destinations in the south are rapidly emerging. Flight bookings to cities such as Nanning, Jieyang, Quanzhou, and Huizhou all increased by more than 70 percent year on year, becoming highlights of holiday travel growth," said Zhao Nan, general manager of the industry development department at Umetrip.
In China's coastal province of Fujian, the province's maritime administration anticipates that 143 passenger ships will be in operation during the holiday, carrying over 380,000 passengers.
The Mini Three Links, which refers to small-scale trade, shipping and postal services between Fujian province, Kinmen Island and the Matsu Island group, are expected to carry over 20,000 passengers, an increase of more than 50 percent compared to the same period last year.
China sees travel surge on New Year's Day
