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Russian air defenses shot down 53 Ukrainian suicide drones over Rostov and four other Russian regions early on April 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.
“During the night and on the morning of April 5, the Kiev regime tried to commit several terrorist attacks with aerial drones which were foiled,” the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, 44 of the drones were downed over Rostov. Six other drones were downed over Krasnodar. The remaining three drones were downed over Saratov, Kursk and Belgorod.
Rostov governor Vasily Golubev said that a “massive attack” targeted the Morozovsk district in the region. A large air base of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) is located there. However, according to the governor only a power substation was damaged as a result of the attack.
Meanwhile, Roman Busargin, governor of Saratov, reported that a drone was downed in the city of Engels. Another air base of the VKS is located there. The base typically hosts strategic bombers. No casualties or destruction were reported there, however,
In Krasnodar, local official Roman Bublik said that Russian air defenses repelled an attack against the Yeysk district without reporting any losses. An air base of the VKS is also located there.
Video footage posted to social media showed air defense fire and what appears to be successful interceptions over the targeted regions.
In recent months, Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russian territory. The Kiev regime apparently sees attacks on Russian territory, which usually target civilian properties and infrastructure, as a way to make up for its never ending failures on the battlefields.
Recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory will not likely go without a response. The Russian military has already resumed missile and drone strikes against Ukraine. Much of the country’s military infrastructure and power grid have been hit.
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