The Russian edition Astra writes that local residents reported five explosions over Novoshakhtinsky.
According to the Governor of the Rostov Region, Yuri Slyusar, the fire occurred at one of the industrial enterprises in Rostov Novoshakhtinsk during the reflection of the UAV attack – there were no injuries.
The Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country reported that 49 UAVs were allegedly shot down over the Russian Federation, including 21-above the territory of the Rostov region.
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Ukraine regularly attacks military facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation and the infrastructure used by the Russian army. Ukraine in most cases strikes drones on oil and gas facilities, military airfields, enterprisesworking on Russian Military-industrial complex, and railway infrastructure.
The Rostov region bordering Ukraine, drones were attacked repeatedly, including this month. On the night of August 5, explosions thundered in the Rostov region, local residents reported the attack of drones and a fire at the Tatsinskaya railway station. Also, this station was an attack on the night of August 6. And on the night of August 8, the Rostov region again attacked the drones, a fire occurred.
Earlier, the head of the Center for Combating Disinformation Andrei Kovalenko noted that the Novoshakhtinsky refinery is important for the defense industry of Russia. Diesel fuel and aircraft are critical resources for military equipment, tanks, armored vehicles and aviation.
