The key facts

  • Overnight, Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog, and seven districts of Rostov Region were attacked; more than 15 drones were destroyed
  • At the time of publication, there had been no reports of casualties or destruction
  • The drone danger regime in the region remains in effect

The attack affected nine territories of the region

Overnight, Ukrainian drones attacked Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog, and seven districts of Rostov Region at once. While repelling the attack, air defense forces destroyed more than fifteen drones, the region's governor Yuri Slyusar reported. According to him, in addition to the region's two largest cities, drones were shot down in the Azov, Dubovsky, Zernogradsky, Kamensky, Millerovsky, Myasnikovsky, and Neklinovsky districts — in total, the air attack affected nine territories.

Consequences being clarified, danger regime remains in effect

At the time of publication, there had been no reports of casualties or destruction on the ground; however, as Slyusar emphasized, information about the possible consequences of the attack is still being clarified. Despite the end of the overnight raid, the governor noted that the threat of new attacks remains and the drone danger regime across the region continues to be in effect. He advised residents to leave open street areas, stay indoors, and not approach windows.

Context from the previous day

The overnight raid on Rostov Region came against the backdrop of reports of a large-scale attack the day before. According to data from the Defense Ministry cited by Life.ru, on November 5, Russian air defense forces destroyed 35 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in a single day — over Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Ryazan, and Oryol regions, as well as Krasnodar Krai and Crimea, that is, in seven regions of the country. It was separately reported that in Kursk Region, a 46-year-old man was injured in a drone attack.

In Kursk Region, a 46-year-old man was injured in a drone attack