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Russian aviation body, Rosaviatsia, announced that two airports in the region had been closed: "To ensure the safety of civil aircraft, temporary restrictions have been imposed on the work of two airports in Tatarstan; Kazan and Nizhnekamsk."

Local authorities said that the strikes hit the town of Yelabuga, where drones are thought to be produced, and an oil refinery in nearby Nizhnekamsk.

He also made trips to surprisingly obscure Russian locations, like Nizhnekamsk.

“There were some uncomfortable moments,” team captain Evgeny Medvedev, who played one season in the NHL, told Reuters after Avangard’s first home game on Monday, a 4-2 win over Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk that drew a energetic crowd of 5,116.

Sergachev, born in Nizhnekamsk, would try to mimic the moves of his fellow Russian — even though Sergachev was training to be a defenseman and Ovechkin is a forward.