More than 200 residents of Bataysk have requested compensation following a drone attack.

The first payments to residents of Bataysk whose apartments were damaged during the drone attack on October 21 will be received in the coming days.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, on the night of October 21 in Rostov-on-Don, a drone fell on two private houses, injuring two people. In Bataysk, as a result of a drone attack, a wall of a multi-story building on Zapadnoye Highway was partially destroyed, and 20 people were evacuated. The mayor invited the owners of damaged apartments to apply for one-time financial assistance. Later, the evacuated residents were allowed to return to their apartments.

Bataisk Mayor Valentin Kukin ordered the first payments to residents whose property was damaged during the drone attack.

According to Kukin, more than 200 applications for payments from victims have already been received. "I signed an order for the first payments to those affected by the emergency. 25 people will receive the money within a few days. We are making payments in stages so as not to delay until all documents are accepted," the official wrote on his official Telegram channel.

According to the mayor, 131 apartments in eight residential buildings were damaged as a result of the October 21 attack. The number of other damaged properties also increased: 41 cars, seven retail pavilions, and a private medical center were damaged.