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Three drones shot down in Russia’s Leningrad region; alert lifted
Russian air defences shot down three drones in the Leningrad region on October 21, according to regional governor Alexander Drozdenko.
The drone alert had been issued for the Luga district, where residents were warned that mobile internet might slow.
The regional alert was later lifted, and Drozdenko said there were no casualties.
Restrictions at Pskov and Pulkovo airports were removed, allowing normal flight services to resume.
The alert was announced shortly after US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St Petersburg, but the reports do not establish a connection between the events.
Witkoff had travelled to Russia after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo the previous day.
Ukraine said it was preparing proposals to end the fighting and hoped to pass them to Moscow through US officials.
Russian air defence forces shot down three drones in the Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.
The region’s drone danger alert was lifted, and Drozdenko said there were no casualties.
The danger had been announced in the Luga district.
Restrictions on flights at Pskov and St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airports were cancelled.
- Who
- Russian air defence forces shot down the drones, according to regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko.
- What
- Three drones were shot down, and the drone danger alert was lifted.
- When
- 21 October 2026.
- Where
- The Leningrad region; the danger was announced in the Luga district.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Drone danger was announced in the Luga district of the Leningrad region.
Russian air defence forces shot down three drones, and the region’s alert was lifted.
Restrictions on flight services at Pskov and Pulkovo airports were cancelled.
- Drones shot down
- 3
- Casualties
- None reported
- Alert location
- Luga district, Leningrad region
- Airports with restrictions lifted
- Pskov and Pulkovo
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What people are saying
The drone danger alert in the Leningrad region is over. Three enemy drones were shot down. There are no casualties. I thank the air defence forces for their work.