The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the interception of 164 UAVs overnight. “During the past night, duty air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 164 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles,” follows from a publication in the Telegram channel of the Russian defense department on the Telegram channel on Sunday, November 2.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 39 were intercepted over the Black Sea, 32 over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, 26 – over the territory of annexed Crimea, 20 – over the territory of the Bryansk region, 9 – over the territory of the Volgograd, Rostov and Oryol regions, 6 – over the territory of the Lipetsk region, 5 – over the territory of the Voronezh region, 3 – over the Sea of Azov, 2 – over the territory of Belgorod, Kursk and Tula regions.
UAV debris in Tuapse damaged a tanker and an oil terminal
Fragments of drones fell on an oil tanker in the port of Tuapse, the crew of the tanker was evacuated, a fire broke out on the ship, the Telegram channel of the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reports.
It is noted that the deck superstructure was damaged. “The crew of the tanker was evacuated. A fire broke out on the ship. The buildings and infrastructure of the terminal were also damaged,” reports the operational headquarters.
In addition, the glazing in the railway station building was damaged. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. Due to the drone attack, restrictions were introduced on the arrival and release of aircraft at the airports of Sochi, Gelendzhik and Krasnodar.
Governor of the Volgograd region Andrei Bocharov reported on repelling a massive UAV attack on the region’s energy infrastructure. “The air defense forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation repelled a massive attack of unmanned aerial vehicles on the energy infrastructure of the Volgograd region. There was no damage or casualties,” the governor is quoted as saying on the Telegram channel of the administration of the Volgograd region.
UAV attacks on Russian regions began in 2022 against the backdrop of a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
Kyiv is officially not confirmed his involvement, but in August 2023, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the Ukrainian President, Mikhail Podolyak, said that the number of UAV strikes on Russia “will increase.”
In early March 2023, President Vladimir Zelensky said that the whole world is seeing the results of Ukraine’s use of drones of its own production against strategic targets in Russia. “I think everyone sees that our drones work. And they work long-range. Our long-range is a real approach to security for everyone,” the head of the Ukrainian state said in a video message after a massive drone attack on the regions of the Russian Federation, including the Moscow region.
Zelensky emphasized that “Ukraine will inflict retaliatory losses on the Russian state – quite rightly.”
In May 2023, a drone exploded over Senate Palace in the Kremlin, UAVs repeatedly hit the buildings of the Moscow City business center. The border Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk regions and annexed Crimea are also often targets.