FACTBOX: Aftermath of Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, three kids killed in Krasnodar

Military operation in UkraineFACTBOX: Aftermath of Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, three kids killed in Krasnodar The Russian e-commerce company Ozon evacuated its warehouses in Adygeisk and Nevinnomyssk due to the threat of a drone attackMOSCOW, August 24. /TASS/. On-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 351 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions, as well as over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas overnight on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Three children were killed and seven injured in Krasnodar after drone debris fell onto a children's facility. Drones attacked logistics centers in the Republics of Adygea and Dagestan. The Russian e-commerce company Ozon evacuated its warehouses in Adygeisk and Nevinnomyssk due to the threat of a drone attack. TASS has compiled the main details of the aftermath. Scale - On-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 351 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, the Defense Ministry said. - Drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Rostov regions, the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, the Republics of Adygea and Crimea, and the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. - Russian air defenses destroyed 120 Ukrainian drones and several cruise missiles overnight in four cities and 14 districts of the Rostov Region, regional Governor Yury Slyusar said. Attacks on Ozon logistics centers - Drones attacked an Ozon logistics center in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Adygea, the republic’s head, Murat Kumpilov, said on Max messenger. - The drone strike sparked a fire at the warehouse. - The Russian Emergencies Ministry deployed personnel and equipment to fight the fire. - Law enforcement officers and the heads of all relevant municipal services and agencies are working at the site. - The company said the facility's personnel were evacuated and there were no reports of casualties. - Drones attacked an Ozon logistics center in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, the company’s press service said. - The drone strike triggered a fire at the warehouse. - Several people were reportedly injured, according to preliminary information. - All of them received medical attention, and their lives and health are not at risk, the company said. - The company added the warehouse would remain closed indefinitely. - The company evacuated Ozon warehouses in Adygeisk, Republic of Adygea, and Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Region, due to the threat of a drone attack, its press service said. - No warehouse employees were injured. - The facilities and the goods inside were not damaged. - Emergency services are working at the sites, so the warehouses are temporarily closed. - Drones also attacked an Ozon logistics center in Krasnodar, a city in Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region. - The drone strike caused a large fire at the warehouse. - Emergency services are working at the site. - No casualties were reported, according to preliminary information, the company said. Aftermath of attacks on regions - Drone debris fell on a private children's facility in Krasnodar, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. - Three children were killed and seven others were injured, Kondratyev said. - The injured children are receiving all necessary medical care. - Two adults were also hospitalized. - The Kiev regime attacked an apartment building with drones in Melitopol, Zaporozhye Region, a resident of the building told TASS. - The fire destroyed two apartments on the seventh and eighth floors, the source said. - In addition, drone debris hit residential buildings and structures under construction. - Kondratyev said authorities are still clarifying information on casualties. 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