Fires, explosions

Russia hit by a swarm of drones: at least 1 dead

According to Russian reports, Ukraine has attacked several regions on the border and further inland with drones. In one of the affected regions, the authorities issued a red terror alert.

Two substations and an oil storage facility in Volgograd in southern Russia were set on fire by falling debris from drones, the regional governor there, Andrey Botsharov, announced on Telegram. According to local authorities, a fire broke out in a substation in the Rostov region, but was extinguished.

In the Volgograd region, air traffic was restricted following drone attacks, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.

The situation in Rostov Oblast:

Highest terror alert level
The authorities of the Znamensk closed administrative-territorial unit (ZATO) in the Astrakhan region called on residents not to leave the area, as the highest terror alert level has been declared in the village due to a drone attack. This was announced by the head of the closed administrative unit, Oleg Glotov.

One dead and two injured in Belgorod
According to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, one person died in a night-time attack in the border region of Belgorod and two were injured. Russian air defense systems destroyed 38 drones, including 21 over the Rostov region and seven over Kursk, according to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. Both areas border Ukraine. According to the ministry, three drones were destroyed over Belgorod. The Volgograd region, which does not share a border with Ukraine, is not mentioned by the ministry in its list.