Residents' homes in Rostov Oblast damaged by drone attack

A drone attack damaged homes in a village in the Aksaysky District. According to the military, drones were shot down last night in three regions of the Southern Federal District and over the Black Sea.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 19, three people were injured in an airstrike in Taganrog, where the Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex is located. The grounds of the aircraft factory and park were cordoned off after the attack. Telegram users suggested that authorities evacuate the plant outside the city limits for the safety of residents.

Last night, "more than four dozen UAVs" were repelled and destroyed in Taganrog and 11 districts of the Rostov Region, Governor Yuri Slyusar reported on his Telegram channel.

"The following districts were attacked: Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky, Myasnikovsky, Aksaysky, Azovsky, Sholokhovsky, Millerovsky, Oktyabrsky (selsky), Kamensky, Kasharsky, Milyutinsky, and Tarasovsky," he wrote.

There were no fatalities or injuries, but there was damage, the official noted. "As a result of a drone crash in the Aksaysky District, in the village of Rekonstruktor, the windows in two houses were damaged, and the roof was partially destroyed. We will provide assistance in eliminating the consequences," the publication states.

Near the village of Persianovsky in the Oktyabrsky District, the railway overhead contact system was disrupted. "As a result, the service of three northbound trains near the Novocherkassk railway station and the service of four southbound trains near the Kamenolomny railway station were suspended. Power to the overhead contact system has now been restored, and train service has resumed in both directions," the regional governor reported.

Taganrog Mayor Svetlana Kambulova reposted the governor's post on her Telegram channel without providing any additional information about the attack's aftermath.

Drones shot down overnight in three regions of the Southern Federal District

From 8:00 PM Moscow time on April 20 to 7:00 AM, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 97 Ukrainian drones, including in the Astrakhan, Volgograd, and Rostov regions, the Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the report, the remaining drones were shot down in the Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Samara, and Saratov regions and over the Black Sea. The number of drones shot down in each region is not indicated in the publication.

Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin and the Volgograd Region administration, as of 9:27 a.m. Moscow time, had not reported on the consequences of the overnight attacks on their Telegram channels.

As a reminder, the Rostov Region has banned 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 other regions of the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, including the Astrakhan and Volgograd Regions, 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.