Drone strikes unsettle Russian regions amid Ukraine conflict
Several Russian cities in the Krasnodar and Rostov regions were attacked using drones overnight. Videos of explosions have surfaced on social media.
It was an uneasy night for the residents of Russia's Krasnodar region. According to the independent Russian portal ASTRA, explosions were heard after midnight in Slavyansk-na-Kubani and Krymsk and earlier in Taganrog in the Rostov region.
"The moment of a powerful explosion in Slavyansk-na-Kubani. Eyewitnesses report a fire near the station," reported the VChK-OGPU account on Telegram.
The attack may have continued for about two hours. Photos appeared online showing a police car blocking traffic on one of the bridges in Slavyansk-na-Kubani. "A significant part of the city is blocked," reported VChK-OGPU.
According to official information from the local authorities, the air defence "repelled a massive drone attack." Governor Veniamin Kondratyev provided this information.
"According to him, in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, drone fragments fell into the yard of a private house. The homeowner was injured and received assistance. In the village of Chigrina in the Krasnoarmeysky district, drone fragments damaged a house. There were no fatalities or further injuries," reported the state agency RIA Novosti.
