MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 453 Ukrainian UAVs over the regions, as well as over the Black Sea area during the night. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
An oil refinery in Ufa, which was under repair, caught fire.
TASS has compiled the key facts about the impact of the attacks.
Scale
- Between 08:00 p.m. Moscow time (05:00 p.m. GMT) and 08:00 a.m. Moscow time (05:00 a.m. GMT) on August 19, the air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 453 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, the Defense Ministry said.
- The drones were destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Vologda, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk, Ryazan, Yaroslavl, Volgograd, Rostov, Saratov, Samara and Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow region, the Krasnodar Region, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Bashkortostan, and over the Black Sea area.
- Air defense forces destroyed 27 Ukrainian drones over the territory of the Tula Region, said the region’s governor, Dmitry Milyaev.
- About 15 drones were destroyed overnight in the Kasharsky, Millerovsky, Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, and Kamensky districts of the Rostov Region, said the region’s governor Yury Slyusar.
- An attack by 52 drones was repelled in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, said the region’s governor, Gleb Nikitin, in "Max".
Effects
- A unit undergoing repairs at an oil refinery caught fire in Ufa after a drone attack, said the head of Bashkortostan, Rady Khabirov.
- The extent of the damage is currently being determined.
- It will be restored within a few days.
- One of the six drones that attempted to attack industrial facilities in Ufa hit a residential building.
- According to preliminary information, one person was injured when a drone hit a residential building – a student from a medical university in India. To rule out any risks, he will undergo an examination, Khabirov said.
- The man was taken to the hospital, where he is receiving all the necessary medical care. Doctors assess the man’s condition as satisfactory, said Airat Rakhmatullin, the Minister of Health of Bashkortostan.
- The glazing on the upper floors of the building was damaged, and debris and shards fell onto parked cars.
- One of the four downed drones fell in an industrial zone; a small fire is being extinguished.
- Buildings were damaged in the dacha sector by a drone attack in Vladimir; there were no casualties, Governor Alexander Avdeyev said on Max.
- A woman was killed and another was wounded as a result of a drone attack on a private house in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, said the head of the urban district, Alexey Kulemzin.
- A drone attack was reported overnight on commercial pavilions in the Kalininsky district of the city, leaving three residents wounded.
- In addition to the commercial pavilions, a garage and civilian vehicles were damaged.
- Earlier, a TASS correspondent reported that the walls and roof of the pavilions were partially destroyed, and the glazing was shattered. Fragments of the UAV are scattered at the scene.
- In Gorlovka, DPR, an apartment building was damaged by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, city mayor Ivan Prikhodko reported.
- Debris from a UAV in the Nizhny Novgorod Region damaged two private houses, outbuildings and cars, as well as the glazing of an apartment building, Nikitin reported.
- According to Dzerzhinsk Mayor Mikhail Klinkov, an operational headquarters has been operating in the city since overnight, and it includes representatives of all emergency services.
- Information about infrastructure damage is being verified, he wrote on Max.
- According to preliminary information, as a result of the attack, the roof, glazing, and facade of a private house in one of the settlements in the Borovsky Municipal District of the Kaluga Region were damaged, Governor Vladislav Shapsha said in the Max messenger.
- A local resident was diagnosed with a shrapnel wound to her hand, he said.
- According to the governor, the victim was promptly taken to the Borovsk hospital and is receiving the necessary medical care.
Reaction
- A hotline for the prompt receipt of complaints and provision of legal assistance has been set up by the Bashkir Prosecutor’s Office after a drone hit a residential building in Ufa, the department’s press service reported.
- The department is also monitoring compliance with citizens’ rights.
- According to Khabirov, the head of the Ufa administration is working at the scene; the goal is to quickly restore the house.
- A temporary accommodation point was set up in Ufa for the residents of the damaged building, the city hall reported.