Drone attack and fire reported in Rostov region
A fire occurred in the Rostov region due to a drone strike (photo: Getty Images)
In the Rostov region of Russia, air defense forces were active during the night of September 27 due to the detection of drones in the area. As a result of repelling an aerial attack near the city of Novoshakhtinsk, a fire broke out, according to the governor of Rostov region, Vasily Golubev, and Russian media sources.
According to a Russian official, around three o'clock in the morning, air defense forces reportedly destroyed seven drones near Novoshakhtinsk. Local authorities had been complaining about a drone attack since 11:46 PM local time.
"As a result of debris falling in the fields, the grass caught fire. The fire was promptly extinguished by emergency services," stated the governor of Rostov.
He also added that there were no casualties or damage reported on the ground.
However, Russian media reported that the fire in the Novoshakhtinsk area was quite significant, igniting in the Novaya Sokolovka microdistrict near the power lines.
Corresponding photos have also surfaced online.
A fire near the power line outside Novoshakhtinsk on the night of September 27 (photo: Russian media)
Drone attacks and fires in the Rostov region
Previously, there was a fire in the region due to a drone attack on the night of September 22 in the Millerovsky district. Additionally, an explosion was reported in the port of Azov on September 23, followed by a fire.
There was also a significant fire in the Rostov region resulting from a drone attack on August 18, when drones targeted a fuel depot in Proletarsk. Sources from RBC-Ukraine indicated that this attack was part of an operation by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, with the fuel depot Kavkaz Combine being the target, as it supplied the Russian forces fighting against Ukraine.
The fire in Proletarsk lasted over two weeks and was finally extinguished on September 2.
Furthermore, at the end of August, there were reports in Russia that drones had also attacked the Glubokinskaya fuel depot in the Kamensky district of the Rostov region.
