Two people were taken to hospital after a missile attack in Taganrog.
A missile was destroyed in Taganrog this morning, and two victims required medical attention. Several cars caught fire as a result of the missile's debris falling.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on the night of May 23, drones were destroyed in the Matveyevo-Kurgansky and Tarasovsky districts of the Rostov Region, Governor Yuri Slyusar reported. According to him, there were no injuries.
"Unfortunately, there were consequences on the ground. As a result of the missile's debris falling, cars caught fire on Tsiolkovsky Street. Information about the casualties is being clarified," he wrote.
There were casualties as a result of the missile attack, Taganrog Mayor Svetlana Kambulova reported on her Telegram channel. "Two people were taken to the hospital and are receiving the necessary medical care. A car fire occurred. The fire has been contained," the mayor wrote.
The official assured that "a commission will begin examining the damage soon." "The missile threat has been removed. There are no road closures in the city. Traffic is operating normally," the publication stated.
Car damage has repeatedly appeared in reports on the consequences of drone attacks in the Rostov Region, but compensation for it was not provided until December 2025. Only after a Taganrog resident who lost his car asked about payments during a direct line with the governor did the authorities establish a compensation procedure for car owners. The resolution provides for payments of up to 500,000 rubles for a damaged car and up to a million for a destroyed one.
Nearby aircraft factory creates problems for Taganrog residents
Taganrog, in the Western District of which the Beriev Aircraft Plant (TANTK) is located, is regularly subject to aerial attacks. On April 19, three people were injured in a drone attack, and the grounds of the aircraft plant and park were cordoned off. Telegram users then called for the plant to be evacuated outside the city limits for the safety of residents.
According to official data, at least five people have been killed in Taganrog as a result of airstrikes since November 2025. . Reports of these incidents mentioned addresses located near the Beriev Aircraft Company.
On May 17, the Rostov Region was hit by three drone attacks. One attack damaged the building of the Azov branch of the Don Technical University. In another attack, a drone was shot down over a children's camp where people were staying, and debris damaged the building's roof. On the morning and afternoon of May 17, drones were shot down, including in Taganrog.
Residents of a building in central Taganrog damaged by a rocket fall in the summer of 2023 were paid 10,000 rubles by authorities and had their broken windows replaced, although the apartments required significant repairs. Victims have the right to seek compensation through the courts, lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" indicated.
In the Rostov Region, there is a ban on filming aerial attacks and their aftermath, air defense operations, and military unit locations. The "Caucasian Knot" published the corresponding governor's decree.