IN BRIEF: Ukraine swarms Russian regions with 355 UAVs, causing casualties in Ryazan

MOSCOW, May 15. /TASS/. Air defense systems shot down 355 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Three people were killed and 12 injured as a result of the Ukrainian attack on Ryazan. TASS has compiled the main information on the consequences. - Between 11:00 p.m. Moscow time (8:00 p.m. GMT) on May 14 and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT) on May 15, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 355 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Russian regions, the Defense Ministry reported. - According to the ministry, the UAVs were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, and Tula Regions, the Moscow Region, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Kalmykia, Krasnodar Region, as well as the waters of the Azov and Caspian Seas. - Air defense forces destroyed nine Ukrainian drones over the Tula Region, Governor Dmitry Milyaev reported on Max. - Air defenses destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones over three cities and five districts of the Voronezh Region, Governor Alexander Gusev reported on Max. - Air defenses shot down more than 40 drones in Taganrog and 11 districts of the Rostov Region while repelling a massive air attack by the Ukrainian armed forces, Governor Yury Slyusar reported on Max. - Air defenses intercepted five Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga Region in the evening of May 14 and overnight to May 15, Governor Vladislav Shapsha reported on Max. - Air defenses detected and intercepted 13 enemy fixed-wing UAVs over the Bryansk Region overnight, the regional emergency response center reported on its Telegram channel. - The Kiev regime attacked Ryazan, killing three people, Ryazan Region Governor Pavel Malkov reported on Max. - Another 12 people, including children, were injured. - Two multi-story residential buildings were also damaged as a result of the attack on Ryazan. - In addition, UAV debris fell on the territory of an industrial enterprise. - The damaged facilities are being cleared of debris. - Residents have been evacuated, and temporary shelters have been set up. - The head of the region added that emergency services are working at the scene, and the aftermath of the attack is being dealt with. - Social services and relevant agencies have been instructed to provide the families of the killed and injured in the attack with any necessary assistance. - The Ryazan Region Prosecutor’s Office is making sure the rights of those affected by the Ukrainian armed forces’ attack on Ryazan are being protected, the Prosecutor’s Office press service reported. - Classes and lessons in schools and kindergartens in the Oktyabrsky district of Ryazan have been canceled following the UAV attack. - For parents who have no one to look after their children, assistance groups will be formed at schools and kindergartens. Seven people injured in the drone attack in Ryazan are undergoing treatment at hospitals, including four children and two adults in serious condition, according to Alexey Kuznetsov, an aide to the Russian Health Minister. Kuznetsov added that telemedicine consultations are underway with specialists from federal medical centers. A private household in the Fokinsky district of Bryansk was damaged as a result of a drone attack; there were no casualties, the regional emergency response center reported on Telegram. Emergency services are working at the scene.