UAV

UAV event in Rostov, Chertkovsky District area, Russian Federation on Wed 20th May 2026

20th May 2026

The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.

METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

Last night, while repelling an air attack on the Rostov Region, more than three dozen UAVs were destroyed in five districts of the region: Chertkovsky, Millerovsky, Tarasovsky, Bokovsky, and Sholokhovsky. Unfortunately, there were consequences on the ground. In the Sholokhovsky District, two forest fires started in the Veshenskoye forestry as a result of falling UAV debris. The fires have now been extinguished. All information on the attacks on Rostov and the region is published here: max.ru/privet_rostov_ru

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Enterprise

Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

Russian Federation (RUS)

Rostov ( Chertkovsky District area )

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more