A Ukrainian drone was shot down near Slavyansk-on-Kuban, with fragments tumbling beyond the city limits. This account comes from the Telegraph’s Operational Center of Krasnodar region.
In Slavyansk-on-Kuban, the air target was hit, fragments scattered into a field at the edge of the city, and a dry grass fire started but was quickly brought under control. There were no casualties and no reported destruction. This sequence is attributed to the Telegraph’s Operational Center of Krasnodar region.
The Kuban region has repeatedly faced drone raids from Ukrainian forces aimed at fuel and energy infrastructure, and Slavyansk-on-Kuban is noted for hosting an oil refinery within its vicinity.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that on the evening of February 13, air defense units destroyed seven Ukrainian drones over Crimea and the Black Sea.
Throughout the ongoing private military operation in Ukraine, drone attacks in Russian regions began in 2022. Kiev did not officially approve participation, but in August 2023 an adviser to Ukraine’s leadership, Mikhail Podolyak, stated that the number of unmanned aerial vehicles in Russia would rise. Earlier, the Duma indicated that Ukrainian armed forces had halted some actions inside Russia.