38 drones were shot down in four regions of the Southern Federal District.

The military shot down 28 drones overnight in the Krasnodar Territory, six in the Rostov Region, three in the Astrakhan Region, and one in Adygea.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," last night drones were destroyed in the Kamensky District of the Rostov Region, Governor Yuri Slyusar reported. According to the Ministry of Defense, there are no injuries.

From 8:00 PM Moscow time on March 16 to 7:00 AM Moscow time, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 206 Ukrainian drones, including 28 in the Krasnodar Krai, six in the Rostov Oblast, three in the Astrakhan Oblast, and one in Adygea, the Ministry of Defense reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the publication, another 12 drones were shot down over the Sea of ​​Azov. The remaining drones were destroyed in the Bryansk, Moscow, Smolensk, Kaluga, Belgorod, and Leningrad Oblasts, as well as in Crimea.

The Kuban Operational Headquarters reposted the Ministry of Defense's publication on its Telegram channel. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin and Adygea Governor Murat Kumpilov, as of 11:07 a.m. Moscow time, had not reported any attacks on their Telegram channels.

As a reminder, on December 15, 2025, 38 drones were shot down in the Astrakhan Region. They attacked "industrial and energy facilities," Igor Babushkin reported on his Telegram channel that day. He called it "one of the most massive attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Astrakhan Region."

In the Rostov Region, there is a ban on filming aerial attacks and their aftermath, air defense operations, and military unit locations. The "Caucasian Knot" published a corresponding governor's decree.

In December 2025, Kuban authorities introduced fines for filming aerial attacks and air defense operations. The "Caucasian Knot" published a corresponding regional legislative assembly bill.

In other regions of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts, filming drone attacks and their aftermath is also prohibited. These prohibitions contradict the Constitution, which guarantees the inadmissibility of censorship and the freedom to search for, record, and disseminate information, lawyers pointed out.