Rostov-on-Don

Russia declares emergency in Rostov Oblast as Ukrainian attacks halt ports

Authorities in Russia’s Rostov Oblast have declared a regional state of emergency after port shutdowns and disruptions to shipping in the Azov-Black Sea basin following attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, DW reported.

29 August, 02:10 PM

Russian authorities transfer Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko to Donetsk

Russian occupation authorities transferred Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko from Krasnodar to Donetsk, even though a final court hearing in what her supporters describe as a fabricated case against her had been scheduled to take place in Rostov-on-Don, her sister, Olena Rudenko, told the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) on July 31.

31 July, 11:50 AM

Ukrainian drones target railway infrastructure and port in Rostov-on-Don - video

A drone attack struck Rostov-on-Don overnight, targeting railway infrastructure and port facilities, Exilenova+ monitoring Telegram channel reported on July 27.

27 July, 08:35 AM

Drone strike on Rostov air traffic center sends Putin scrambling for answers

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin called for an urgent briefing at a Russian Security Council meeting after drones attacked a regional air traffic control center in Rostov-on-Don on May 8, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported.

9 May, 10:00 AM

Drone strike on air traffic control center in Rostov-on-Don disrupts 13 airports in Russia

UAV attacks halted air traffic across Russian airports in Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Gelendzhik, Grozny, Krasnodar, Makhachkala, Magas, Mineralnye Vody, Nalchik, Sochi, Stavropol, and Elista, Russian Transportation Ministry wrote on May 8.

8 May, 12:49 PM

Drones hammer Russian oil refinery and factory, large-scale fires erupt - video

Drones struck Russia overnight causing massive fires to break out at an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a factory in Rostov, local public channels reported on May 8.

8 May, 09:16 AM

Oil depot ablaze in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don

The Empis plant’s oil storage tanks are on fire after an overnight attack on the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported on Jan. 14.

14 January, 08:29 AM

Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean

Ukraine’s Security Service has for the first time struck a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, leaving the vessel critically damaged and unfit for operation, sources in the agency told NV on Dec. 19.

19 December 2025, 02:48 PM

Oil tanker sinking in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don after Ukrainian drone strike

Valeriy Gorchakov, a Russian oil tanker hit by Ukrainian drones in the port of Rostov-on-Don earlier on Dec. 18, is visibly taking on water and sinking near an oil terminal, Russian Telegram channel Astra reported.

18 December 2025, 11:07 PM

Drones torch oil tanker at Russia’s Rostov-on-Don

A tanker caught fire after a drone attack on the port of Rostov-on-Don and the town of Bataysk in Russia’s southern Rostov Oblast overnight, Mayor Alexander Skryabin reported on Telegram early on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 08:46 AM

Drone attack sparks fire in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don - Photos

A series of explosions rocked Rostov-on-Don, a Russian port city and the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, overnight, the Shot Telegram channel reported on Aug. 27, posting photos of the aftermath.

27 August 2025, 08:22 AM

Partisan forces disabled critical Russian military logistics infrastructure in Rostov Oblast

Ukrainian resistance group Atesh carried out a sabotage attack on a rail junction near the village of Kalinino outside Rostov-on-Don, disabling a key relay cabinet on Aug. 9.

9 August 2025, 02:40 PM

Drone swarms rock Russia’s south overnight

A series of explosions, the sounds of flying drones, and an air defense operation rocked the Russian administrative center of Rostov-on-Don and the port city of Taganrog overnight, local Telegram channels reported shortly after midnight on July 23.

23 July 2025, 08:29 AM

Russia imprisons several Ukrainians abducted from occupied Melitopol

A court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don sentenced five residents of occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, to lengthy prison terms on charges of establishing a “terrorist underground,” independent Russian media outlet Meduza reported on April 29.

30 April 2025, 02:03 AM

Ukraine’s 2024 strike on Russian arsenal near Rostov destroyed 90% of it

A Ukrainian strike in 2024 on a Russian ammunition depot in Tikhoretsk, Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, destroyed about 90% of the facility’s capacity, Reuters reported on April 15.

16 April 2025, 12:36 AM

Microsoft downsizes in Russia, closing 13 branches and units

Microsoft continues reducing its presence in Russia, closing 13 branches and units in December 2024 and January 2025, The Moscow Times reported on April 2.

2 April 2025, 06:38 PM

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