Astrakhan gas processing plant shut down due to drone strike. The authorities deny the reports of an environmental disaster, the governor of the Astrakhan region of Russia, Igor Babushkin, says. He claims that “having received early warnings about the danger of the UAVs,

A strong natural gas odor spread across the southern Russian city of Astrakhan following a drone strike on a gas processing facility earlier in the week, local authorities and media reported Wednesday.