Rostov region of Russia “received” drones at night: what is known about the consequences
Kyiv • UNN
Overnight, drones attacked several targets in the Rostov region of Russia, including airports and warehouses. According to the Russian defense ministry, 24 UAVs were shot down, with the most obvious hit reportedly at Taganrog airport.
The night was restless in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, with reports of a drone attack and explosions heard, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said on Telegram on Tuesday, UNN reports.
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"At night, UAVs attacked the Rostov region of the Russian Federation," Kovalenko wrote.
According to the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, Rostov region "received" drones from 23:30 to 01:40.
"Explosions and air defense activity were recorded: Zernograd near the airport. Taganrog. Explosions were recorded in the direction of the airport from cameras in the suburbs and cameras in the village of Novobesergenivka. Helicopters, including K-52, are based at Taganrog airport. Novoshakhtynsk and Kamiansk. Here, arsenals and warehouses of munitions and petroleum products were more likely to be targeted," Andriushchenko wrote.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 24 UAVs were "destroyed" overnight over the territory of Rostov region.
"The specifics and consequences of the "debris attack" are being established. The most obvious hit, which is partially confirmed by the locals, is Taganrog airport," Andriushchenko said.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, its air defense system "destroyed" or "intercepted" 39 drones overnight, including five over the territory of the Bryansk region, three over the territory of the Belgorod region, three over the territory of the Kursk region, one over the territory of the Orel region, and one over the territory of the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation. And also two over the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
