Nine drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.

The Ministry of Defense reported six drones shot down in the Rostov Region, two in the Volgograd Region, and one in the Krasnodar Region.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," last night a drone attack caused a fire at an oil depot in Labinsk. According to the Kuban authorities, there were no injuries.

From 11:00 PM Moscow time on March 15 to 8:00 AM Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 145 Ukrainian drones, including six in the Rostov region, two in the Volgograd region, and one in the Krasnodar region, the Ministry of Defense reported on its website.

According to the publication, the remaining drones were shot down in the Moscow, Bryansk, Yaroslavl, Kaluga, Smolensk, Ulyanovsk, Tver, Voronezh, Kostroma, Saratov regions, and in Crimea.

The Volgograd region administration and Rostov region governor Yuri Slyusar, as of 9:50 AM Moscow time, had not reported any information on their Telegram channels. Consequences of nighttime attacks.

As a reminder, on February 13, a woman and a teenager were injured in a drone attack in Volgograd. According to authorities, several private and apartment buildings were damaged. Windows in the damaged apartments have not been restored even a week after the attack, and victims complained that it is difficult to reach dispatchers.

In Rostov-on-Don, on January 14, an aerial attack caused fires in homes and at an industrial facility. One person was killed and four, including a four-year-old child, were hospitalized.

In the Rostov Region, a ban is in effect on filming aerial attacks and their aftermath, air defense operations, and military unit locations. The corresponding governor's decree was published on the "Caucasian Knot."

In December 2025, the Kuban authorities introduced fines for filming aerial attacks and air defense operations. The corresponding regional legislative assembly bill was published on the "Caucasian Knot."

In other regions of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts, including the Volgograd Region, filming drone attacks and their aftermath is also prohibited. These prohibitions contradict the Constitution, which guarantees the inadmissibility of censorship and the freedom to search for, record, and disseminate information, lawyers pointed out.