According to his statement, there is currently no information about casualties or victims, and data on the destruction is being clarified. Melikov did not specify the particular enterprise that was targeted in the attack.
The Telegram channel Astra published a video showing a drone flying over Makhachkala. The recording captures the sound of an explosion.
Additionally, drones also struck Mordovia, as reported by Artem Zdunov, the head of this republic. One of the local enterprises sustained damage. He added that emergency services are already working on-site, with all necessary resources deployed, but details have not been disclosed.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that during the night, 33 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory and annexed Crimea. In particular, eight drones were destroyed over Bryansk region, four each in the waters of the Azov Sea and Leningrad region, three each over Crimea, Rostov region, Pskov region, and the waters of the Black Sea, two over Novgorod region, and one each over Oryol, Tver, and Tula regions.
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Defense's reports do not mention the drones that attacked Mordovia and Dagestan.
According to Rosaviatsiya, on the night of October 22, airports in Kaluga, Penza, Pskov, Krasnodar, Yaroslavl, Vladikavkaz, Grozny, and Makhachkala were temporarily closed for the arrival and departure of aircraft.
