Ukrainian drones attacked Russia.
On the night of November 15, areas of Russia were subject to a large-scale attack by Ukrainian drones.
According to the data of the Russian Ministry of Defense, from 20:00 on November 14 to 08:00 on November 15, 533 aircraft-type UAVs were intercepted and destroyed by the air defense systems.
According to the department, the UAVs were intercepted over the regions of Astrakhan, Belgrade, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kursk, Liptsk, Rostov, Saratov, Tula and Ulyanovsk, Krasnodar Territory, Tatarstan, Crimea, as well as over the Black and Azov Seas.
The main consequences of the attacks:
- Taganrog and Rostov region. One of the most serious affairs took place in Taganrog. According to Governor Yuri Sliosar, the chief engineer of the power station was killed. Four other people were injured as a result of UAV debris falling on cars on the highway and in the area of a gas station.
- Two power stations were damaged, and a fire broke out in one of them. The electricity supply to the railway infrastructure was disrupted, and train traffic was temporarily stopped. In the Naklinovsky district, a bridge on the P-280 highway was damaged, and traffic on it was blocked.
- According to the governor, a total of about 50 drones were destroyed over the Rostov region.
- Tatarstan. Nizhnekamsk was subjected to a massive and prolonged attack. According to information that appeared on social networks, one of the targets was the Nizhnekamsknepatek plant, one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the country. The photographs released by eyewitnesses show a large-scale fire.
The head of Nizhnekamsk, Radmir Belayev, confirmed damage to the industrial area and an apartment building. The residents of the house were evacuated. Injuries have been reported, but the exact number has not yet been ascertained. To ensure safe heat supply, the hot water was temporarily shut off.
- Taganrog. The local authorities warned the residents about the danger of drones and the activation of air defense. According to OSINT analysts, one of the likely targets could be the 220 kW substation Taganrog-10.