Injuries in Kaluga, damaged kindergarten in Tambov Region: aftermath of drone attacks

MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. Air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 505 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

A Ukrainian attack injured nine people in Russia’s central Kaluga Region. A fire broke out at a plant in the settlement of Redkino in Russia’s central Tver Region after a drone attack was repelled. A falling Ukrainian drone damaged a kindergarten in the settlement of Rasskazovo in the country’s central Tambov Region.

TASS has compiled key details about the aftermath.

Attack scale

- On-duty air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 505 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Russian regions between 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (5:00 p.m. GMT) on October 8 and 8:00 a.m. Moscow time (5:00 a.m. GMT) on October 9, the Defense Ministry reported.

- According to the ministry, drones were intercepted over the Kaluga, Bryansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tula, Tver, Tambov, Smolensk, Ryazan, Ulyanovsk, Rostov, Astrakhan, Moscow, Krasnodar and Tatarstan Regions, the Republic of Crimea and the waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

- Air defense forces shot down 26 UAVs over the Maloyaroslavetsky, Peremyshlsky and Ferzikovsky municipal districts and the city of Kaluga, Governor Vladislav Shapsha reported on his Max channel.

- Almost 20 drones were destroyed overnight over the Kamensky, Kasharsky, Myasnikovsky, Millerovsky, Verkhnedonskoy, Tarasovsky, Chertkovsky and Sholokhovsky Districts of the Rostov Region, Governor Yury Slyusar said on his Max channel.

- Air defense systems shot down 14 Ukrainian drones over the Tula Region overnight, Governor Dmitry Milyayev said in a post on his Max channel.

- Air defense forces intercepted 12 Ukrainian UAVs over the Tambov Region overnight, Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said on his Max channel.

Aftermath

- A Ukrainian drone attack injured nine people in the Kaluga Region, Governor Vladislav Shapsha said on his Max channel.

- Five of the injured have been hospitalized, and they are in stable condition.

- According to Shapsha, the attack targeted infrastructure in the city of Kaluga, causing damage.

The governor said that medical specialists are providing all necessary assistance to the wounded.

- The attack also damaged private houses in two municipal districts.

- Emergency services are working at the scene.

- A fire broke out at a plant in the settlement of Redkino in the Tver Region after a drone attack was repelled, Governor Vitaly Korolyov said on his Max channel.

- No employees at the facility were injured, as they were evacuated to safety in time.

- According to Korolyov, the blaze has been extinguished.

- Emergency services are working at the site to ensure the safety of the facility.

- A falling Ukrainian drone damaged a kindergarten in the settlement of Rasskazovo in the Tambov Region, Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said on Max.

- Windows were shattered, while the facade and the roof were damaged.

- There were no casualties.