Ten drones shot down in southern Russia

The Defense Ministry reported 10 drones shot down in southern Russia, including over the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Krai. In the Rostov Region, there were no casualties as a result of UAV debris falling.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, on the night of August 17, air defense forces repelled an air attack in Novoshakhtinsk and Rodionovo-Nesvetaisky Districts. One local resident was injured. The Millerovsky District of Rostov Region was also attacked. In Stavropol, drones attempted to attack the industrial zone of the city of Nevinnomyssk; stubble caught fire at the site of the UAV crash.

During the past night from 20:00 Moscow time on August 17 to 06:00 Moscow time on August 18, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 23 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. In particular, two drones were shot down over the territory of the Rostov Region, one over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, two over the Black Sea, and five over the Sea of Azov, the department’s Telegram channel reported.

Acting Governor of the Rostov Region Yuri Slyusar reported on the consequences of the UAV attack on his Telegram channel.

"Air defense forces repelled an enemy air attack in the north of the Rostov region, destroying a UAV in the Millerovsky and Chertkovsky districts. Preliminary, there were no destructions, no one was hurt," he reported.

The threat of a drone attack was also announced in the Stavropol region, according to reports from Governor Vladimir Vladimirov.

Recall that during the drone attack on August 14, 33 residential buildings were damaged in Rostov-on-Don. According to data for the first half of the day on August 15, the number of victims was 15 people, the condition of four is assessed as moderate.

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