08:55, 18 September 2025

A massive drone attack was recorded in the Rostov and Volgograd regions.

Drones. Illustration of the "Caucasian Knot" created using AI in the Copilot program.

Two private homes were damaged in the Volgograd region. Authorities confirmed there were no casualties in either region.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the night of September 18, Volgograd Airport temporarily suspended flights due to a safety threat.

Volgograd Airport later resumed operations. "Restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been lifted," Rosaviatsiya spokesman Artem Korenyako wrote on his Telegram channel at 5:18 a.m. Moscow time. Two flights were canceled during the shutdown, according to the airport's online flight information board.

On the night of September 18, a large-scale drone attack occurred in the Volgograd Region, the regional administration's press service reported on its Telegram channel, citing Governor Andrei Bocharov.

He clarified that drone debris fell in Volgograd's Krasnoarmeysky District, knocking out windows and damaging the roofs of two private homes. According to the governor, there were no casualties.

Residents of southern Volgograd reported hearing the sound of an engine and a series of explosions in the sky above the city after 1:30 a.m. Moscow time. - from ten to fifteen. Residents of neighboring settlements also reported loud noises.

A large-scale drone attack was also recorded in the Rostov Region. UAVs were shot down in Novoshakhtinsk, Belaya Kalitva, Kamensky, Krasnosulinsky, Oktyabrsky rural, Morozovsky, Millerovsky, and Chertkovsky districts, reported Acting Governor of the region Yuri Slyusar.

"No one was injured. Dry grass caught fire in a field in the Krasnosulinsky District. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene. The fire was extinguished over an area of 800 square meters," the official wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the night of September 18, 23 UAVs were intercepted over the Rostov Region, and another 11 were intercepted in the skies over the Volgograd Region.

It should be noted that on September 13, during a drone attack, the building of the emergency hospital in Volgograd was damaged.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/415512