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Explosions reported in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Rostov region

Explosions reported in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Rostov region Illustrative photo (getty images)
Author: Bohdan Babaiev

Explosions were reported near a military town in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai. Explosions were also heard in Tsimlyansk, Volgodonsk, and Samarskoye in the Rostov region, according to Russian media.

According to ASTRA, residents of Yeysk reported explosions near the military town. The publication noted that the area is home to a Russian Navy airfield, which hosts the 859th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Naval Aviation Flight Personnel of the Russian Navy and the 190th Mixed Training Aviation Regiment.

Russian military Telegram channels reported an attack targeting energy and military facilities in the Volgograd, Tambov, Oryol, Lipetsk, Tula, and Saratov regions, as well as in Kuban and Stavropol. According to these reports, between 70 and 150 drones were involved in the attack.

The governor of Krasnodar Krai claimed that an unmanned aerial vehicle was allegedly neutralized by electronic warfare forces in the village of Shabelskoye in the Shcherbinovsky district. The drone crashed into a tree and exploded, causing a blast wave that shattered windows and doors in a nearby house and damaged a car with debris. The governor stated that there were no casualties.

The governor of the Rostov region reported that air defense systems allegedly shot down four drones in the Azov district.

Updated at 04:36. Unidentified drones also attacked the Voronezh region. The regional governor reported that several drones were shot down. Residents told the Russian SHOT channel that they heard at least 10 explosions.

According to the governor, a drone crashed into a residential complex on Moskovsky Prospekt, causing a fire, which has since been contained. Another fire was reported in a residential area on the city's left bank.

Updated at 05:32. Residents of the Volgograd region also reported a drone attack and subsequent fire. According to their accounts, a fire is visible in the area near the village of Sady Pridoniya in the Gorodishchensky district.

Updated at 07:29. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that its air defense forces shot down 125 Ukrainian drones overnight over seven Russian regions and the Sea of Azov.

The governor of the Rostov region reported that as a result of the attack, one civilian was killed and eight others were injured.

Strikes on military depots

Earlier, during the night of September 21, Russian military depots in Krasnodar Krai and Tver region were attacked.

According to RBC-Ukraine's sources, the attack on the depot in the Tver region was a special operation by Ukrainian forces, involving the Security Service of Ukraine, Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and Special Operations Forces. It was confirmed that the strike targeted a missile and artillery storage facility where Russian forces kept Iskander tactical ballistic missiles, KN-23 ballistic missiles, Tochka-U tactical missile systems, guided aerial bombs, S-300 missiles, and artillery ammunition.

The strike on the missile depot in Toropets, Tver region, represents a significant achievement for Ukraine, as there are only 13 such depots in Russia.

Estonian intelligence believes that due to the strike on the warehouse in Toropka, Russia lost 2-3 months of shells.