A large-scale drone strike has been recorded in southern Russia.

16 drones were shot down over four regions of the Southern Federal District. A drone alert was also declared in the North Caucasus.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on March 4, drone fragments fell on the grounds of three sanatoriums located in the village of Kabardinka in Gelendzhik. Tourists had to be evacuated from one of them.

From 11 p.m. Moscow time on March 4 to 7 p.m. Moscow time on March 5, 16 drones were shot down over regions of the Southern Federal District, the military stated. Of these, nine UAVs were shot down in the Rostov Region, four over the Krasnodar Territory, two in the Volgograd Region, and one in the Astrakhan Region, according to a message on the Ministry of Defense's Telegram channel.

Drone strikes were recorded in four districts of the Rostov Region. "Last evening and night, while repelling an air attack on the Rostov Region, UAVs were destroyed in four districts – Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, Belokalitvinsky, and Tarasovsky. There were no reports of casualties or damage on the ground," regional governor Yuri Slyusar wrote on Telegram.

It should be noted that on the night of March 5, the drone alert regime announced the previous day was lifted in Novorossiysk, Anapa, Sochi, and the adjacent federal territory of Sirius, as well as in Dagestan, North Ossetia, and Stavropol Krai, according to reports from municipal and regional heads.

It should be noted that the five people injured in the drone attack on Volgograd on the night of March 4 are receiving treatment in the neurosurgery department.