Eyewitnesses on October 15 filmed smoke rising over the territory of Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim. OSINT analyst ASTRA established that the filming was conducted towards Zelenaya Roshcha Street from the road that leads from Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim to the village of Starye Turbasy.

Local channels published blurred videos of drones flying over. Residents also reported UAVs in the air near Ufa.

In the morning, an unmanned aircraft alert was declared in Bashkortostan, and the Ufa airport temporarily suspended the reception and departure of aircraft. At the time of publication, the local authorities did not provide any official comments on this matter.