Residents of a five-story building in Beslan were evacuated after a drone attack.

Seventy people were evacuated from a five-story building in Beslan after drone debris fell on its roof. One of the people required medical assistance. The Ministry of Defense reported 21 downed drones in five regions of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," last night an aerial attack occurred in the Milyutinsky District and Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Region Governor Yuri Slyusar reported. He did not specify whether drones or other means were used in the aerial attack.

In Beslan, UAV debris fell on the roof of a five-story residential building, the head of North Ossetia Sergey Menyailo reported on his Telegram channel at 7:05 a.m. Moscow time.

The building's roof and windows were damaged.

"70 people were urgently evacuated, one of them sought medical attention. The building's roof and windows were damaged. There was no fire. Emergency services are working at the scene," he wrote.

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Lawyers pointed out Contradictions between the ban on filming drone attacks and the Constitution

Banns on filming drone attacks and their consequences, introduced in the Volgograd, Rostov, and Astrakhan regions, as well as in Kalmykia, Adygea, and North Ossetia, contradict the norms enshrined in the Constitution guaranteeing the inadmissibility of censorship and the freedom to seek, record, and disseminate information.

21 drones shot down overnight in five regions of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts

From 11:00 PM Moscow time on January 17 to 7:00 AM Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 63 Ukrainian drones, including six in the Rostov region, six in North Ossetia, four each in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions, one in the Stavropol Territory, and one over the waters The Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel that the drones were shot down in the Sea of Azov.

According to the publication, the remaining drones were shot down in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, and Ryazan regions, as well as in Crimea.

The Volgograd Region administration and the governors of the Astrakhan Region and Stavropol Krai, as of 8:50 a.m. Moscow time, had not reported on the consequences of the attacks on their Telegram channels. However, at 8:47 a.m. Moscow time, the Stavropol Krai governor's Telegram channel posted a notice canceling the drone strike threat issued overnight.

As a reminder, an aerial attack in Rostov-on-Don on January 14 caused fires in homes and at an industrial facility. One person was killed and four, including a four-year-old child, were hospitalized with injuries. That day, the military reported 25 drones shot down in the region.

Three days later, residents complained that they were unable to retrieve their belongings from their apartments. Authorities explained that they were prevented from entering by citing the threat of a collapsed entrance.

On January 13, a woman was killed in an attack in Taganrog . Eight residential buildings, two industrial facilities, and six cars were also damaged. Authorities promised assistance to all victims.

Car damage has repeatedly appeared in reports on the consequences of drone attacks in the Rostov Region, but compensation for it was not provided until December 2025. Only after a Taganrog resident who lost his car asked about payments during a direct line with the governor did authorities establish a compensation procedure for car owners. The document provides for a payment of up to 500,000 rubles for a damaged vehicle and up to a million rubles for a destroyed one.