The Rostov Region has once again become a target for drone attacks, while also serving as a staging ground for Russian strikes on Ukraine
Overnight into November 12, the Rostov Region was again struck by Ukrainian drones. In a post on his Telegram channel that morning, Governor Yury Slyusar reported that "during the effort to repel an aerial attack on the Rostov Region, drones were destroyed in the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and the Chertkovsky District."
According to the governor, there are no reports of casualties or damage. Slyusar also reminded the public that a regional ban remains in effect regarding the filming or photographing of drone attacks, as well as the posting of such material online.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense’s morning briefing, air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 71 Ukrainian drones overnight across seven Russian regions and occupied Crimea.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian side stated that Russia launched an overnight attack using Iskander-M, KN-23, and S-400 ballistic missiles, Zircon anti-ship missiles, and 123 attack drones—89 of which were reportedly shot down or neutralized. Key launch sites for the drones included Millerovo (Rostov Region), Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Krasnodar Krai), and Gvardeyskoye (Crimea).
These reciprocal attacks have resulted in damage to residential and civilian infrastructure in both Ukraine and Russia. In Kyiv, a woman was killed when a projectile struck a nine-story residential building.
