On the morning of October 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported shooting down 902 Ukrainian drones overnight. Southern regions—including Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, and the Rostov and Volgograd regions—were among the areas targeted.

Rostov Governor Yury Slyusar announced on his Telegram channel that over 160 drones had been destroyed in the region overnight. According to him, the drones were shot down over the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and eight districts: Kamensky, Kasharsky, Millerovsky, Morozovsky, Tarasovsky, Tatsinsky, Chertkovsky, and Sholokhovsky. The statement noted that there were no reports of casualties or damage on the ground.

In the Stavropol region, the industrial zone of Nevinnomyssk was targeted for the second consecutive night. Governor Vladimir Vladimirov reported that the attack was repelled, with no casualties or damage reported.

Authorities in the Volgograd and Krasnodar regions did not comment on the overnight attack.

Kyiv claims that Russian forces used 39 missiles and 128 drones—including 77 jet-powered ones—in the attack overnight into Wednesday. Some of the missiles and drones were reportedly launched from the Rostov region. At least three people were killed and more than 20 injured in the Ukrainian capital. Casualties were also reported in the Khmelnytskyi region.