Fires broke out in the port and theater in Makhachkala as a result of a drone attack

Attack and consequences

On the night of September 10, a drone attack was carried out in Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian Republic of Dagestan. As a result of the attack, fires broke out in the city's port infrastructure and the musical-drama theater. According to the acting head of Dagestan, Fyodor Shchukin, air defense forces destroyed or suppressed all targets, and the fires were caused by falling drone debris. At the same time, according to the director of the Makhachkala theater, Mahomed Bisavaliev, it was not debris, but an unmanned aerial vehicle itself that hit the building's roof. Imedi+4

The Command of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine stated that they successfully struck oil transportation infrastructure at the Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the port was the target of the attack. According to local authorities, the fires have been extinguished and no one was injured as a result of the incident. Radio Tavisupleba+3

Additional details

Due to the attack, flight restrictions were imposed at the airports of Makhachkala, Vladikavkaz, and Grozny for three hours and 30 minutes. According to the theater administration, the blast wave shattered windows and damaged the roof, but the interior of the building was not seriously damaged. The Makhachkala port is Russia's only deep-water port on the Caspian Sea that operates year-round and serves the transportation of oil, wheat, and other cargo. OC Media+1