Key Takeaways
- Russian air defense systems shot down 151 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight.
- The drones were destroyed over various territories, including Crimea, Krasnodar Territory, and the waters of the Black Sea.
- There were some casualties and damage, including a fire at an oil refinery and drone debris falling on residential districts.
Moscow: – Russian air defense systems shot down 151 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.
“Over the course of the past night, air defense alert systems destroyed and intercepted 151 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles: 38 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, 18 over the territory of Krasnodar Territory, 11 over the territory of Kaluga Region, four UAVs over the territory of Bryansk Region, one over the territory of Kursk Region, 50 UAVs were destroyed over the waters of the Black Sea, and 29 over the waters of the Sea of Azov,” the ministry said in a statement.
One of the drones struck the Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory, triggering a fire. No casualties were immediately reported, the regional operational headquarters said. The blaze engulfed roughly 700 square meters (7,534 square feet) of the industrial area and damaged an oil tank. Dozens of firefighters and 21 pieces of equipment were sent to the scene.
Drone debris also fell on a train depot and adjacent railway tracks in the village of Krasnyi, in Krasnodar Territory, the operational headquarters said. No one was injured. About 24 drones were downed over Sevastopol in Crimea overnight. A child was wounded. Drone debris rained down over central residential districts, shattering windows and damaging parked cars. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said this was one of the longest Ukrainian drone attacks in years.
