34 drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.
The military shot down 24 drones overnight in the Krasnodar Territory, nine in the Rostov Region, and one in the Volgograd Region.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," last night and morning, drones and missiles were destroyed in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and five districts of the Rostov Region - Kamensk, Kasharsky, Sholokhovsky, Bokovsky, and Chertkovsky, Governor Yuri Slyusar reported. There were no reports of casualties or damage, he noted.
Last night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 77 Ukrainian drones, including 24 in the Krasnodar Krai, nine in the Rostov Oblast, and one in the Volgograd Oblast, the Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the publication, four more drones were shot down over the Sea of Azov. The rest were destroyed in Crimea, as well as in the Kursk, Belgorod, Samara, Saratov, and Voronezh Oblasts. The agency made no mention of the missile destruction in the Rostov Region in its publication.
The Volgograd Region Administration and the Kuban operational headquarters, as of 9:57 a.m. Moscow time, had not reported on the aftermath of the attacks on their Telegram channels.
As a reminder, filming of aerial attacks and their aftermath, air defense operations, and military unit locations is prohibited in the Rostov Region. The "Caucasian Knot" published a corresponding governor's decree.
In August 2025, two people in the Rostov Region were fined for filming the aftermath of drone attacks.
In September 2025, the Krasnodar Territory banned the dissemination of information about drone attacks and their consequences, as well as filming air defense operations, military installations, and critical infrastructure. In December 2025, Kuban authorities introduced fines for filming aerial attacks and air defense operations. The "Caucasian Knot" published a corresponding regional legislative assembly bill.
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.