Eight drones were shot down in the Rostov region.

Last night, the military shot down eight drones launched from Ukraine in the Rostov region. Restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns have been lifted at Volgograd Airport.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," drone attacks were recorded last night in the Verkhnedonsky, Millerovsky, and Sholokhovsky districts of the Rostov region. As a result, a fire broke out at an industrial facility, and residents of several villages were left without power. Electricity has been supplied to their homes through a backup system, the governor reported.

Last night, 20 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed, eight of them in the Rostov region, the Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the publication, the remaining drones were neutralized outside the Southern Federal District: in the Belgorod, Saratov, and Voronezh regions.

At Volgograd Airport, restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures have been lifted, Artem Korenyako reported on his Telegram channel at 7:19 a.m. Moscow time. "The restrictions were introduced to ensure flight safety. During the period of restrictions, one aircraft diverted to an alternate airfield," he wrote.

As a reminder, on the night of September 27, drone attacks were recorded in six districts of the Rostov Region. A fire broke out at a gas distribution station in the Tarasovsky District. According to the Ministry of Defense, 27 drones were shot down that night in the Rostov Region.

On September 24, two people suffered shrapnel wounds in the village of Bazkovskaya, Sholokhovsky District, as a result of a drone attack. They were taken to the hospital.