40 drones were shot down in Kuban and over the Black Sea.

Last night, the military shot down four drones in the Krasnodar Territory and 36 over the Black Sea. Rosaviatsiya reported the resumption of operations at the airports in Gelendzhik and Krasnodar.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," due to flight safety concerns, restrictions on arrivals and departures have been introduced at the airports in Gelendzhik and Krasnodar, Rosaviatsiya press secretary Artem Korenyako reported today.

At Gelendzhik and Krasnodar airports, the restrictions on arrivals and departures imposed today have been lifted, Artem Korenyako reported on his Telegram channel at 8:12 a.m. Moscow time. "The restrictions were introduced to ensure flight safety," he explained.

Last night, 75 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed, of which almost half (36) were shot down over the Black Sea, and another four in the Krasnodar Territory, the Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the publication, the remaining drones were shot down in Crimea, as well as in the Bryansk, Voronezh, Smolensk, Moscow, Belgorod, Kaluga, and Ryazan regions.

A drone attack was recorded in Novorossiysk, the Kuban operational headquarters reported on its Telegram channel, without publishing information about the attack's consequences.

The mayor of Novorossiysk, Andrei Kravchenko, reported on his Telegram channel about the threat of a UAV attack at 00:59 Moscow time, and at 04:09 Moscow time – about a drone attack. "A siren is sounding in Novorossiysk – the 'Attention everyone' signal. UAV attack repelled," he wrote.

At 8:09 Moscow time, the official announced the threat was cancelled. "The UAV attack signal has been cancelled. There is no danger to residents and visitors of Novorossiysk!" the publication stated.

As a reminder, on November 14, restrictions were also imposed on the operation of the Krasnodar and Gelendzhik airports. That morning, a drone attack occurred in Novorossiysk, injuring four people and damaging six residential buildings, the Sheskharis oil depot, a container terminal, and one civilian vessel in the port.