Overview
- Rostov regional authorities said air defenses destroyed or suppressed drones over Rostov-on-Don and the Azovsky district on Wednesday afternoon, with a kindergarten window damaged by a blast wave but no injuries reported at that site.
- Overnight in the Rostov region, regional reports said drone attacks across 10 areas left four people injured, including a child, and one person dead.
- Belgorod’s governor reported drone attacks across 11 localities that damaged homes, vehicles and infrastructure, with preliminary assessments indicating no casualties.
- Krasnodar Krai’s operational headquarters and the Defense Ministry reported three drones downed over Kuban, with debris found at an agricultural enterprise in Chelbasskaya and in private yards in Starominskaya and Brin’kovskaya without injuries or destruction.
- A senior lawmaker said Ukraine has intensified UAV operations against Rostov due to its perceived role as a logistics hub, while emergency services continue cordons, inspections and assistance at affected sites.