Ukraine’s Overnight Drone Attack Leaves Russian Industrial Facilities Burning Across Rostov Region

Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Rostov-on-Don and the surrounding region overnight, setting fire to a production facility and a warehouse, Militarnyi reported on November 13, citing the monitoring group Exilenova+.

Rostov region Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed the attack. According to him, a warehouse in the Aksaysky district caught fire, with flames spreading across 1,500 square meters. The governor attributed the fire to falling drone debris.

The attack also damaged a production facility in Rostov-on-Don’s Sovetsky district, where a fire covered approximately 20 square meters. Local residents reported explosions, Russian air defense activity, and fires across the city.

Russian authorities claimed to have intercepted more than 120 drones over Rostov-on-Don and ten districts of the surrounding region.

The attack also damaged residential buildings and vehicles, prompting authorities to evacuate residents from a five-story apartment building, RBC-Ukraine reported on November 13. Preliminary reports indicated no casualties.

The November 13 strike was not the first time Ukrainian drones hit industrial and storage sites around Rostov-on-Don.

On October 16, falling drone debris damaged production and warehouse facilities in the region and sparked a fire. The same overnight wave reached Moscow, where all four major airports temporarily suspended operations and more than 20 aircraft were diverted.

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