Russian air defences repelled a Ukrainian drone attack in southern Russia overnight on 14 November. In the Rostov Region, a hotel caught fire after a drone fell nearby. In the morning, drone alerts were issued in six cities and districts of Krasnodar Krai. Overnight, missile alerts were also declared in Stavropol Krai, Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia in the North Caucasus.

Drones were destroyed in the Millerovsky District of the Rostov Region. In the hamlet of Severny Sad, a hotel building caught fire after one of the drones fell, Governor Yury Slyusar reported. The fire was extinguished and no one was injured. Emergency services worked at the scene.

On the morning of 14 November, drone alerts were issued in six cities and districts of Krasnodar Krai, including Anapa, Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik. Residents were warned of the threat of a drone attack and urged to follow safety precautions. At the time of publication, there had been no reports of confirmed strikes or casualties in the region.

A missile alert was declared overnight in the North Caucasus. In Stavropol Krai, the warning was in force from 00:48 to 01:33. The head of Kabardino-Balkaria, Kazbek Kokov, announced that the alert had been introduced in the republic. In North Ossetia, the warning was issued with reference to regional head Sergey Menyailo. It was lifted at 01:55.

According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, Russian air defences intercepted and destroyed 29 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight. They were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Tula and Rostov regions, the Moscow region, and the waters of the Black and Azov seas.

There were no reports of confirmed strikes, damage or casualties in the three North Caucasus republics.