Tula governor reports seven drones shot down overnight

Seven drones were destroyed over Russia’s Tula region overnight into October 21, Governor Dmitry Milyayev said. He reported no injuries, while preliminary checks found no damage to buildings or infrastructure.

In the neighbouring Kaluga region, 21 drones were destroyed during the evening and overnight, Governor Vladislav Shapsha said. His preliminary account also reported no injuries or infrastructure damage. Emergency response teams were working at the sites.

Drone alerts were issued overnight in Krasnodar territory and Crimea, as well as the Ulyanovsk, Oryol, Ryazan, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk and Belgorod regions, according to RBC’s morning roundup.

Arrivals and departures were temporarily restricted at Sochi, Gelendzhik, Kostroma and Yaroslavl airports for flight safety.

Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Nizhny Novgorod airports handled flights overnight subject to approval from the relevant authorities, RBC reported.