IN BRIEF: What is known about overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian regions
The debris of a drone came down on the roof of a 16-story apartment building in the city of Volgograd
MOSCOW, August 13. /TASS/. Air defenses intercepted and destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the Sea of Azov last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Drone debris fell on the roof of an apartment building in the southern Russian city of Volgograd. Debris also came down in the yards of four residential buildings in the town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban.
TASS has gathered the key information about the attacks.
Scale of attacks
- On-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 46 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles between 10:35 p.m. Moscow time on August 12 and 6:05 a.m. Moscow time on August 13 (7:35 p.m. - 3:05 a.m. GMT).
- According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 15 drones were shot down over the Bryansk Region, 11 over the Volgograd Region, seven over the Rostov Region, five over the Krasnodar Region, two over the Belgorod Region, another two over the Voronezh Region, two more over Crimea and two over the Sea of Azov.
Consequences
- The debris of a drone came down on the roof of a 16-story apartment building in the city of Volgograd; its residents were evacuated, regional Governor Andrey Bocharov said.
- Fourteen people remain at a temporary accommodation center, the city administration said.
- The building is being examined; temporary changes have been introduced in the operation of local public transport.
- Drone debris also fell in the yards of four residential buildings and adjacent territories in the town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, causing no casualties, the Krasnodar Region’s crisis center reported.
- The windows of two buildings were damaged, and a power line was cut off. The roof of another building and household facilities also sustained damage.
- The crisis center reported earlier that a GAZelle van had caught fire from falling drone debris. The blaze was put out, and there were no casualties.