Russia’s Omsk under drone alert for seven hours amid Ukrainian attack, governor urges residents to stay indoors

Ukraine's armed forces launched a prolonged drone assault on Omsk, prompting Governor Vitaliy Khotsenko to issue a drone threat alert on November 11 at 12:40 p.m. Moscow time. The alert persisted until 8:10 p.m. Moscow time, lasting six hours. Upon reaching the halfway mark, Khotsenko advised residents to remain indoors.

In response to the attack, authorities in Omsk canceled scheduled entertainment and sports events on November 11, including theater and ballet performances, the Sila Sibiri "Power of Siberia" figure skating Grand Prix, and the opening of the Dostoevsky.Omsk theater festival.

The specific targets and consequences of the drone attack have not been confirmed. Eyewitnesses, reported by local Telegram channels, indicated that a fire erupted at the Omsk oil refinery, and a power plant might have sustained damage. This marks the second instance since the onset of the Ukraine war that authorities have declared a drone threat alert in Novosibirsk.

Omsk is situated over 2,400 kilometers (1,491 miles) away from areas under Ukrainian control. This marks the fourth drone threat alert declared in Omsk since the start of October.

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