The key facts
- UAV hits recorded in the Kirishi industrial zone; fragments damaged an apartment — the family was evacuated, the building entrance was not evacuated
- Drozdenko reported 81 drones destroyed over Leningrad Region, with air defense combat operations ongoing
- Earlier, a drone danger was declared in the region and a possible slowdown in mobile internet speeds was warned about
Hits in the industrial zone and a damaged apartment
Unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the industrial zone of the city of Kirishi in Leningrad Region. In addition, fragments of one of the drones struck an apartment in the city itself, from which a family had to be evacuated; evacuation of the entire building entrance was not required. The region's governor Alexander Drozdenko wrote about this on his Telegram channel at 04:40 Moscow time on November 9, reports Life.ru. His message did not provide information about casualties or the extent of the damage.
Air defense operations and preceding measures
According to Drozdenko, air defense forces destroyed 81 drones over the territory of Leningrad Region, and at the time of publication of his message, combat operations were still ongoing. Shortly before that, the governor declared a drone danger in the region and warned of a possible slowdown in mobile internet speeds — these details are reported by Gazeta.Ru. The UAV attack on the Kirishi industrial zone was not the first such incident: earlier, Life.ru reported a fire in the city's industrial zone following a drone attack on August 30.
Context across Russian regions
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on the morning of November 7, air defense systems over the past night intercepted and destroyed 411 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory — including over Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Saratov, Samara and Tula regions, Crimea, as well as over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. Earlier, a massive UAV attack on Voronezh Region was reported. As of the time of publication, there was no information about casualties in the Kirishi incident or a final damage assessment — this information remained unknown.
