Ukrainian drones damage bridge across Mius River in Rostov region

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles damaged a bridge across the Mius River in Rostov region during the night of November 8, according to regional governor Yuri Slyusar.

According to the governor, the strike hit the 97-kilometer mark of a regional transport route in Neklinovsky district. The kinetic impact caused structural damage to the bridge span and disabled heavy construction equipment at the site — two tracked cranes. Slyusar confirmed there were no casualties among personnel. Regional transport services implemented reversible single-lane traffic to maintain passage across the bridge.

According to BBC Russia, the damaged artery is part of the 'Novorossiya' highway — a strategic land corridor connecting Rostov-on-Don with Russian-occupied territories in southeastern Ukraine.

Russia's Defence Ministry said in an operational report that air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 142 Ukrainian strike unmanned aerial vehicles during the night across eight administrative regions, including over Rostov region, the Moscow agglomeration, occupied Crimea, and the Sea of Azov.

The strike on the Rostov transport corridor followed a series of deep raids into enemy rear areas during the night of November 7. Ukrainian strike drones then attacked the Saratov oil refinery belonging to Rosneft, while coastal-based Neptune cruise missiles of Ukraine's Naval Forces struck the Proton-Electrotex defence industrial complex in Oryol. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed direct hits on Proton-Electrotex that caused secondary explosions and fires at the facility. According to the General Staff, the enterprise manufactures optoelectronic assemblies and power semiconductors, including inverter switches for Iskander-M 9M723 ballistic missiles and guidance modules for Kh-71 'Carpet' air-launched cruise missiles.

The Saratov refinery has an oil processing capacity of around 7 million metric tonnes per year, or approximately 140,000 barrels per day.

Successive strikes on facilities in Saratov, Oryol, and the Afips refinery in Krasnodar territory reflect Kyiv's strategy combining deep strikes on defence microelectronics and oil refining enterprises with tactical disruption of nearby road and rail logistics chains.