Overnight drone and missile attacks in the Belgorod, Rostov and Samara regions killed one person and damaged commercial and industrial facilities.
Alexander Shuvayev, acting governor of the Belgorod region, announced that one person had died in an attack near the Ukrainian border. Shuvayev also said that a woman who had been injured and hospitalized in attacks earlier this month later died.
Operations suspended at Ozon warehouse
Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar said the Ozon warehouse was among the facilities hit by missiles in Taganrog. Ozon said a fire had broken out at the facility and operations had been suspended; no one was injured.
Federal investigators launched an investigation into the Taganrog attacks on terrorism charges. The inquiry is also examining damage to residential buildings and other structures used for agricultural purposes, in addition to the Ozon warehouse.
Industrial facility damaged in Samara
Samara Region Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said the overnight attacks had damaged an industrial facility. Unconfirmed reports emerged that a fire had broken out at the Syzran Oil Refinery, while NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) detected an active fire in the area southwest of Syzran, where the refinery is located.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 222 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted over Russia and Crimea from Monday night through Tuesday morning.