A Ukrainian drone attack struck the Sambek Heights museum complex in Russia’s Rostov Region, injuring at least 12 people, with ten requiring hospitalization. The museum, dedicated to Soviet soldiers who liberated the area in WWII, was hit by a UAV. This incident occurs amid a reported increase in Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russia, following Russia’s claim of intercepting a record number of drones.

• At least 12 people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Sambek Heights museum complex in Russia’s Rostov Region.
• The attack targeted a museum and a monument commemorating Soviet soldiers’ liberation of the area from Nazis in WWII.
• Ten of the injured individuals were hospitalized.
• The museum complex, also known as the “people’s museum,” was built with public donations and opened in 2020.
• The Russian governor called the attack “an act of exceptional cynicism.”
• Russia reported intercepting 660 Ukrainian kamikaze drones in one night, the largest number to date.
• Another Ukrainian attack on an industrial facility in Volgograd Region resulted in one death and 11 injuries.
• Russia views these attacks as terrorism and vows to respond with strikes on Ukraine’s military infrastructure.