Key facts
- Ukrainian drones killed five people, including a child, in Rostov-on-Don.
Ukrainian drones killed five people, including a child, in Rostov-on-Don overnight, according to regional governor Yuri Slyusar. Air defense forces intercepted around 50 drones over the region, with Kyiv targeting multiple cities and districts.

The drone attacks underscore the ongoing escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces increasingly targeting Russian territory and infrastructure.
Ukrainian drones killed five people, including a child, in Rostov-on-Don in an overnight attack, according to regional governor Yuri Slyusar. The attacks also damaged apartment blocks, warehouses, and a homeless shelter. Slyusar stated that air defense forces intercepted approximately 50 drones over the region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed that Ukrainian forces had struck a Russian export terminal in the Rostov region, as well as oil facilities in other regions. The incidents follow a recent escalation of military activity in and around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.