Russian anti-aircraft batteries in the Rostov region reportedly shot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) on January 3. The UFO, described as a "small-size object in the shape of a ball," was seen flying over the village of Sultan Sala at an altitude of about one and a half miles. Upon spotting the object, local air defenses targeted it and reportedly shot it down. A local news outlet, Privyet Rostov, also reported on the incident, stating that a ball-shaped UFO had been shot down in the sky.
Golubev, the regional governor, explained that the decision to destroy the object was made and advised people to remain calm. He reassured residents that the area was protected by anti-aircraft defenses and that there was no danger, as per The Daily Star.
A local news channel, Ostorozhna Novosti, released a video of a bright, ball-shaped object exploding in the sky. The region of Rostov is located on the Sea of Azov, which is bordered by Russia and Ukraine and is considered strategically important. It has been designated as one of six Russian regions, along with two recently annexed regions, in which Russian leader Vladimir Putin has introduced a "medium-response level."
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Movement restrictions and other public order measures have been implemented in these regions. Several explosions and fires at strategic sites in Russia have been attributed to Ukrainian drones potentially being controlled by operatives within Russia. The Engels airbase within Russia was targeted on December 26, as the Russian army was celebrating the 107th anniversary of the creation of its first air defense units.
In a report from BBC News, in July 2012, a group of around 50 enthusiasts established a camp on the shores of Lake Baikal in Siberia, rumored to be a UFO hotspot, in the hopes of finding evidence of extraterrestrial activity. The expedition started on Russky Island in the Sea of Japan and is scheduled to end in Moscow in September 2012.
Lake Baikal in Siberia has a long history of being associated with mystery and has been the site of numerous alleged UFO sightings since the Soviet era. Initially, the authorities covered these sightings, but the Russian media later revealed them. There have been recent, unconfirmed reports in Russia that American director Steven Spielberg is planning a documentary based on these strange and unexplained accounts, although it is unclear if this is true or simply a hoax.
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Lake Baikal is known for its supposed encounters with aliens, including sightings by military divers in its depths and large "spaceships" hovering above its surface. Some photographers have claimed to have captured images of UFOs near the lake, while others are mock-ups based on descriptions of an incident in Buryatia that occurred 25 years ago.
On April 17, 1987, a group of 13 people in the Irkutsk region of Kurma witnessed a large flying saucer hovering about 150 meters above them. The saucer had a diameter of 70 meters and was described as having a phosphorescent purple ray emanating from its center and yellow portholes around its edges. It was a clear, quiet night, and the group watched the saucer for a long time before it smoothly moved away and disappeared into the hills.
Following the Siberian Times report, since this incident, the witness, Valery Rudentsov, a resident of the nearby village of Shida, has strongly believed in UFOs' existence. Another incident, highlighted by the NTV channel, occurred on May 16, 1990, in the village of Kudara-Somon, located about 300 km from the capital of the Republic of Buryatia.
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