06:49, 20 August 2026

A large-scale drone raid was recorded in the Rostov region.

About 90 drones were shot down over the Rostov region overnight. Authorities did not report any casualties.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on the night of August 16, during a drone attack on the Rostov region, five people were killed, and one more was injured.

The drone raid occurred in six municipalities of the Rostov region. "Last night, during the repulsion of the air attack on the Rostov region, about 90 UAVs were destroyed in 6 districts of the region: Millerovsky, Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, Bokovsky, Tarasovsky, and Verkhnedonskoy," wrote the region's governor Yuri Slyusar on his Telegram channel.

No information about casualties or destruction has been received, the official added.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Rostov region is regularly subjected to UAV attacks. Thus, on August 15, about a thousand residents of seven hamlets in the Millerovsky district were left without electricity after power lines were damaged during the attack. On August 13, during a drone attack, a girl was injured while at the "Istok" recreation center near Donetsk in the Rostov region.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425922