Russia faced a massive wave of Ukrainian drone attacks overnight on November 13, with air defense forces destroying 1,198 unmanned aerial vehicles in just 12 hours. The strikes targeted 16 Russian regions, the Moscow region, Crimea, and the Black Sea. Several areas reported civilian deaths and injuries, along with damage to residential buildings and other facilities, according to the Russian Defense Ministry and regional authorities.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the attacks lasted from 8:00 p.m. on November 12 until 8:00 a.m. the following morning. All 1,198 intercepted UAVs were fixed-wing aircraft.
The Moscow region was among the main targets. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that 467 Ukrainian drones had been heading toward the region between 6:00 p.m. on November 12 and 8:00 a.m. on November 13. Russian air defenses destroyed most of the aircraft at a considerable distance from the capital, while another 144 were neutralized as they approached Moscow.
The attacks had deadly consequences in Volgograd. Regional Governor Andrey Bocharov confirmed that four people were killed, while two others sustained injuries requiring hospitalization.
The Rostov region also suffered extensive damage during the overnight assault. Governor Yury Slyusar reported that Russian forces had shot down more than 120 Ukrainian drones. In Rostov-on-Don, a man was wounded and taken to hospital, where he is receiving medical treatment.
Five apartment buildings were damaged across the city. Authorities opened a temporary accommodation center for residents of one affected building in Rostov’s Oktyabrsky District. Firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out during the attack and brought another fire at an industrial facility in the Sovetsky District under control.
The destruction extended beyond the regional capital. In the Azovsky District, five private houses sustained damage. Local officials are continuing to assess the consequences of the strikes.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces carried out repeated attacks on the Belgorod region. Governor Alexander Shuvayev reported 152 attacks over the previous 24 hours, including three artillery bombardments and nine instances in which drones dropped explosive devices. Russian air defense crews and other units involved in protecting the region shot down or suppressed 298 UAVs.
Three civilians were killed in the Belgorod, Grayvoron and Shebekino districts. Among the victims was a 12-year-old girl who died from injuries sustained when a Ukrainian drone struck a vehicle. Another 14 people were wounded in the Belgorod, Prokhorovka and Shebekino districts. Five of them remain hospitalized and are receiving medical care.
The Kursk region also came under sustained attack. Governor Alexander Khinshtein reported that Russian air defenses destroyed 260 Ukrainian drones of various types between 9:00 a.m. on November 12 and 9:00 a.m. on November 13. During the same period, Ukrainian troops launched ten artillery attacks against evacuated areas and carried out eight strikes using drones equipped to drop explosives.
In the village of Giryi in the Belovsky District, a 77-year-old man was injured during an attack.
The Bryansk region faced another large-scale drone assault. According to Governor Yegor Kovalchuk, Russian air defense units intercepted and destroyed 303 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over the region during the previous 24 hours.