Ukrainian drones targeted the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, media reported and authoritiesreported early Wednesday, in the first such attack on the region since Moscows full-scale invasion of Ukraine.This morning, air defense forces destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle over Kaspiysk, Dagestan head Sergei Melikov said on Telegram.Kaspiysk, a port city named after the Caspian Sea, is located around 800 kilometers (500 miles) southeast of the border with Ukraine.Despite Melikovs pleas against sharing photos and videos of the attack, which he warned could assist the enemies, videos published on social media showed the flights and downing of what may have been more than one drone over Kaspiysk.Baza, a Telegram channel with links to Russias security services,claimed that a total of four drones had targeted the city.It added that a 16-year-old girl was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after one of the attacks.
Regional health authorities laterconfirmed Bazas report to state-run newsagencies.One of the drones may haveexploded over the garrison of the Russian Navys Caspian Flotilla, according to videos published by the independent Telegram news channel Astra.Russias Defense Ministrysaid it destroyed two drones over other regions overnight but did not immediately comment on the attacks in Dagestan.