According to the governor of the region, Yuriy Slyusar, approximately 90 UAVs were downed in nine districts of the Rostov region. As of 6 a.m. local time, in the region, there was still the threat of drones.

Meanwhile, drone attacks targeting oil refineries in the city of Ufa were carried out on the night of March 20, according to the words of Bashkortostan Governor Radiy Khabirov.

The Saratov region leader, Roman Busargin, also reported that the region was attacked last night against Saratov and Engels. The governor of the region said that civilian infrastructure was damaged by the strike.

He has not identified the facility that was damaged, but local media stated that the object of the attack might have been an oil refinery, according to the article.

The drones were claimed to have been downed in Moscow. On Saturday morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin declared that another five drones were reportedly shot down as they flew towards the city, the overall number of drones that have been struck having reached 27.

Moreover, the city of Togliati in the region of Samara was attacked, according to Astra Telegram, quoting residents.

In the OSINT analysis of Astra, the fire in Togliatti after the attack during the night erupted in the area around two chemical plants: Tolyattikauchuk and KuibyshevAzot. One of the videos of the fire available on social media was taken 4.6-6 kilometres away. It is not known yet which plant is on fire.

Tolyattikauchuk is a petrochemical facility that manufactures synthetic rubber and chemical surrogates that are employed in tyre production and the manufacturing of rubber products.

KuibyshevAzot is a chemical plant that manufactures nitrogen fertilisers and chemical raw materials (caprolactam, polyamides).

The Russian Defence Ministry alleged that it had shot down 283 drones last night.

The Defence Ministry of the aggressor country states that on Friday night to Saturday, 12 regions of Russia, Tatarstan, on the road to Moscow, and over the occupied Crimean Peninsula were shot down by drones. On the territory of the Rostov region, the most drones, it is alleged, were shot down.

According to Ukrinform, on March 19, drones hit the industrial area of the city of Nevinnomyssk in the Stavropol region (the Russian Federation), where the Azot chemical plant is situated