{
  "id": 9513308,
  "title": "Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Rostov region and Krasnodar Krai, damaging oil depot and industrial facility",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ukrainian-drones-strike-russias-rostov-region-and-krasnodar-krai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:37:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/24/ukrainian-drones-strike-russia-s-rostov-region-and-krasnodar-krai-damaging-oil-depot-and-industrial-facility"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 24, Ukrainian drones targeted the Rostov region and Krasnodar Krai, causing damage to an oil depot and an industrial facility, according to Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar. Air defenses managed to intercept and shoot down the drones over Taganrog, Kagalnitsky, and Neklinovsky districts, preventing any injuries. The debris from the drones struck administrative buildings at the oil depot in Kagalnitsky district, resulting in damage but no fire. Meanwhile, in Dinsky district of Krasnodar Krai, a fire broke out at an industrial facility due to falling debris from the Ukrainian drones, although the specific type of facility was not disclosed by the region's emergency response headquarters. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a total of 40 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight across several Russian regions, including occupied Crimea.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian drones again attacked Rostov region overnight on September 24, Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar said. Air defenses shot down the drones over Taganrog and the Kagalnitsky and Neklinovsky districts, he said. In Kagalnitsky district, administrative buildings at an oil depot were damaged by the “falling of drone debris”. There was no fire, and no one was injured, Slyusar said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian drones struck Rostov region and Krasnodar Krai on September 24.",
    "Drones damaged an oil depot and industrial facility in Rostov.",
    "Debris from drones caused fire at industrial facility in Krasnodar Krai."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "title": "Fire breaks out at a facility in Russia's Krasnodar region as result of drone attack, authorities says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/fire-breaks-out-at-a-facility-in-russias-krasnodar-region-as-result",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:10:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russia’s Communist Party says half a million votes were ‘stolen’ from it in one region. At one polling station, cameras allegedly caught ballots being swapped overnight.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/russias-communist-party-says-half-a-million-votes-were-stolen-from-it",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:19:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}