08:56, 2 February 2026

Seven drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.

UAV. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

Last night, the military shot down four drones in the Krasnodar Territory, two in the Rostov Region, and one in the Astrakhan Region.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," last night, drones were shot down in two districts of the Rostov Region: Millerovsky and Chertkovsky, Governor Yuri Slyusar reported on his Telegram channel. There were no reports of casualties or damage, he noted.

On the evening of February 1, 12 drones were shot down over the Krasnodar Territory, one drone each over the Stavropol Territory and Chechnya, and five more over the Sea of Azov.

Last night, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 31 Ukrainian drones, including four in the Krasnodar Territory, two in the Rostov Region, and one in the Astrakhan Region, the Defense Ministry reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the publication, the remaining drones were shot down in the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Regions.

The Kuban operational headquarters reposted the ministry's publication on its Telegram channel, not Supplementing it with other information. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin, as of 8:55 a.m. Moscow time, had not reported the overnight drone attack on his Telegram channel.

On December 15, 2025, 38 drones were shot down in the Astrakhan Region. They attacked "industrial and energy facilities," Igor Babushkin reported on his Telegram channel that day. He called it "one of the most massive attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Astrakhan Region."

As a reminder, filming aerial attacks and their aftermath, air defense operations, and military unit locations is prohibited in the Rostov Region. The "Caucasian Knot" published a corresponding regional governor's decree.

In September 2025, the Krasnodar Krai banned the dissemination of information about drone attacks and their consequences, as well as filming air defense operations, military installations, and critical infrastructure. In December 2025, Kuban authorities introduced fines for filming aerial attacks and air defense operations. The "Caucasian Knot" published a corresponding regional legislative assembly bill.

In other regions of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts, including the Astrakhan Region, filming drone attacks and their consequences is also prohibited. These prohibitions contradict the Constitution, which guarantees the inadmissibility of censorship and the freedom to search for, record, and disseminate information, lawyers pointed out.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/420443