politics
March 12, 2026
FACTBOX: Power line damaged in Rostov Region as 185 Ukrainian drones hit Russia overnight
A large-scale drone raid was repelled in Taganrog and five districts of the Rostov Region
TL;DR
- Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 185 Ukrainian drones overnight.
- Drones were reported over Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, Krasnodar regions, Crimea, and the Black and Azov seas.
- A power transmission line was damaged in the Rostov Region, but electricity was restored within 90 minutes.
- No casualties were reported in drone attacks in the Samara Region and Togliatti.
- An industrial facility in Gubakha, Perm Region, was attacked by Ukrainian drones with no injuries.
- Temporary restrictions were imposed at airports in Sochi, Saratov, Volgograd, Penza, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Kazan, Bugulma, Nizhnekamsk, Perm, and Iszhevsk, leading to over 70 delayed flights in Sochi.
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