Residents of the Yasnensky urban district and the closed administrative town of Komarovsky in Russia's Orenburg region were ordered to evacuate to shelters early on January 21 due to warnings of a potential drone attack.
Local authorities urged people to seek safety in basements or interior rooms without windows or doors.
“Do not panic! Please stay in shelters until the air threat is lifted,” Tatyana Silantyeva, head of Yasnensky’s municipal district, announced on Telegram.
Later, Orenburg Governor Denis Pasler announced that no drones were detected in the region but stressed the importance of a "preemptive response" to the perceived threat. He added that normal operations have resumed.
According to the Moscow Times, Komarovsky houses military unit 68545, home to the 13th Orenburg Red Banner Missile Division, part of the Strategic Missile Forces' 31st Missile Army. The division operates RS-20V Voevoda intercontinental ballistic missile systems.
The alert comes after heightened drone activity across Russia.
On the night of January 21, Russian air defense reportedly shot down 55 Ukrainian drones, including 22 over the Bryansk region, 12 over Rostov, 10 over Smolensk, six over Voronezh, four over Saratov, and one over Kursk.
