Air defense repelled drone attack on Stavropol Territory

On the night of October 14, the air defense forces repelled an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Stavropol Territory. Near Nevinnomyssk, air defense units eliminated drones aimed at the industrial zone of the city.

The governor of the region, Vladimir Vladimirov, said that there were no casualties or damage as a result of the incident. The unmanned danger mode, introduced throughout the region at 23:13 Moscow time on October 13, was lifted at 5:57 Moscow time.

"Thank you to the defenders of our sky!" the head of the region wrote on social networks.

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Vladimirov clarified that during the raid near Nevinnomyssk, shootdowns were recorded. The governor urged local residents not to approach the wreckage of aircraft and recalled the administrative responsibility for publishing footage of air defense or drone flights.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, between 20:00 on October 13 and 08:00 on October 14, air defense systems destroyed 902 Ukrainian drones over the territory of Russia. In addition to Stavropol, attacks were reflected in the Moscow region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, as well as in the Volgograd, Voronezh, Vladimir, Rostov, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk and Novgorod regions. Some of the drones were neutralized over the Sea of Azov.

The attempted mass raid in the Moscow region has become one of the largest in the last two years. According to the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, the air defense forces intercepted 493 vehicles, most of which were shot down on distant approaches.