Russians shot down an unprecedented number of 376 fixed wing Ukrainian drones overnight. The official Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation press release noted that the UAS hit several territories, such as Sea of Azov, Crimea, Moscow, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Rostov, Smolensk, Tver, and Krasnodar.

Although the mass interception was successful, the falling debris, and the targeted strikes resulted in significant damage to the infrastructure and in several major fires. Emergency services are “actively engaged in containing the consequences” in the most affected regions, the Russian state news agency TASS said.

Widespread Damage and Evacuations Across Key Regions

In the Ilsky oil refinery of the Seversky district of the Krasnodar Region, drone debris set fire to the facility, triggering a serious fire. Other parts landed on a private house and a local business in the village of Severskaya, the Administration of the Krasnodar Region said in its operational command. Luckily, in these cases, there was no loss of life and there are special services available on site.

There were also serious strikes in the Rostov Region, which led to two oil product facilities being burned in Azov. Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed that emergency services are making a headway in fighting the fires, according to the statements shared by the Government of the Rostov Region. In addition, an administrative building in the nearby village of Kagalnik was hit by the attack and took fire, but the fire was now extinguished, and there were no reports of any deaths or injuries.

The critical firefighting operation is currently underway at the seaport of Taganrog after another drone strike. Falling objects broke windows and doors of a private residence and caused the roof of an administrative building to start on fire but was quickly brought under control. The residents of those homes, which are in the immediate emergency zone, are currently being evacuated, the Administration of Taganrog headed by its mayor, Svetlana Kambulova, said, since the threat is serious. According to preliminary reports there were no casualties in the city.