08:58, 9 January 2026

A drone was shot down in the Rostov region.

The military shot down one drone in the Rostov region, which last night became the only region in southern Russia where an air attack was recorded.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the night of January 8, six drones were shot down in the Rostov region.

Last night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian drones, including one in the Rostov region, the Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the department's publication, the remaining drones were shot down outside the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts: in the Bryansk, Belgorod, and Oryol regions.

Rostov Region Governor Yuri Slyusar, as of 8:57 a.m. Moscow time, had not reported on his Telegram channel about the night attack and its consequences.

10:58 31.12.2025

Payments to car owners for damage from drone attacks introduced in the Rostov Region

The Rostov Region has banned filming aerial attacks and their aftermath, air defense operations, and military unit locations. The corresponding decree of the Rostov Region Governor was published on the "Caucasian Knot."

As a reminder, on January 3, drones were destroyed in Taganrog and the Neklinovsky District. In the village of Nikolaevo-Otradnoye, the blast wave blew out the window of a private home. Three drones were shot down over the Rostov Region, the Ministry of Defense reported that day.

On the night of December 18, 2025, three people were killed and six were injured in a drone attack in the Rostov Region. Several private homes were damaged in Bataysk, and two new buildings and a ship in port were damaged in Rostov-on-Don.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/419782