Air Defenses Intercept 297 Drones Across Russian Regions, One Civilian Killed in Samara

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Air defenses downed 297 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions overnight, the Defense Ministry reported.

As a result of the Ukrainian attack, one civilian died and four others were injured in Russia’s southwestern Samara Region.

TASS has compiled key information about the aftermath of the Ukrainian attacks.

Scale

- On-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 297 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry reported.

- According to its statement, the drones were downed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Ulyanovsk Regions, as well as Crimea.

- Air defenses shot down more than 70 drones over Russia’s southern Rostov Region overnight, Governor Yury Slusar reported on his Telegram channel, adding that there were no casualties.

- Air defenses destroyed 28 Ukrainian drones over the Voronezh Region overnight, Governor Alexander Gusev wrote on his Max channel.

- Russian servicemen repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on the Samara Region overnight, Governor Vyacheslav Fyodorishchev said on his Max channel.

- Air defenses downed four Ukrainian drones over the Ulyanovsk Region, Governor Alexey Russkikh stated on his Telegram channel.

Consequences

- One civilian died and four others were injured in the drone attacks on the Samara Region, Governor Vyacheslav Fyodorishchev emphasized.

- He added that civilian facilities, including private houses and vehicles, were damaged in the attacks.

- According to the regional head, emergency response teams are now dealing with the aftermath.

- The glazing of several houses, a building's roof, and a car were damaged in Samara, city head Ivan Noskov said on his Max channel.

- Relevant agencies are working at the site to provide the residents with all the necessary assistance, he noted.

- Russian servicemen thwarted a drone attack on an industrial facility in Novokuybyshevsk in the Samara Region, the city administration reported on its Max channel, citing mayor Viktoria Katkova.

- A private house was damaged by debris from a downed drone in Voronezh, regional head Alexander Gusev pointed out, adding that there were no casualties.

- In the early morning hours of September 22, a drone exploded in the skies over Rasskazovo in the Tambov Region, the local authorities said.

- Fallen drone debris caused the grass to catch fire.

- There were no casualties or damage.