The military reported shooting down eight drones in Dagestan.

Eight drones have been neutralized in Dagestan, the Ministry of Defense reported. Airport restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns have been lifted in Makhachkala, Vladikavkaz, and Grozny.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Dagestan's head Sergey Melikov announced that a drone attack on "one of the republic's enterprises" was recorded in the region today. In Makhachkala, a drone attack blocked traffic on a section of Kammaeva Street near the train depot, the mayor's office reported.

From 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM Moscow time, 13 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed, eight of them in Dagestan, the Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel. According to the publication, three more drones were shot down over the Black Sea, and the remaining two were shot down in Crimea.

Restrictions on the arrival and departure of flights at airports in Vladikavkaz, Grozny, and Makhachkala have been lifted, Rosaviatsiya press secretary Artem Korenyako announced on his Telegram channel at 11:03 a.m. Moscow time.

"The restrictions were introduced to ensure flight safety. During the period of restrictions, two aircraft flying to Makhachkala diverted to an alternate airfield," he wrote.

Lawyers point out constitutionality of ban on drone attacks

As a reminder, on October 14, Melikov issued a decree banning Media outlets and internet users are prohibited from publishing information about the consequences of terrorist attacks and sabotage, the arrival of Ukrainian drones, and the deployment of military and "critically important" facilities (bridges, fuel and energy complex facilities, communications, and industrial facilities) in Dagestan.

Melikov's decree contradicts the law on mass media, and it does not provide a list of critical facilities, increasing the risk of arbitrary interpretation by security forces, lawyers noted.