Key events unfold in Rostov region on January 26
On January 26, several incidents occurred in the region, including a drone attack and a bus accident. Also, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, took an interest in the case of a newborn's death.
Feb 16, 2026 0
Residents of Rostov express dissatisfaction with the inadequate snow clearing by municipal services in residential areas.
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On the night of January 26, unmanned aerial vehicles attacked Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, resulting in eight drones being shot down over the region«s territory.
In the center of Rostov-on-Don, two buses collided, one of which knocked down a public transport stop after the impact. There were no injuries in the incident. According to eyewitnesses, the drivers might have been racing, but the carrier sees the cause of the accident as uncleared snow on the roadside. City authorities promised to restore the damaged object.
After the death of a newborn in Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2, a criminal case has been initiated. The child«s mother is convinced that the death occurred due to the fault of doctors. The situation has personally interested the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin.
The Ministry of Health has begun checking maternity hospitals in the Don region after the tragedy at the Novokuznetsk perinatal center, where nine infants died.
For foresters in the Rostov region in 2025, domestic drones have been purchased for training and patrolling forests from the air. However, the equipment cannot be used yet due to the established average response level in the region.
The organizer of the animal shelter «Forgotten Hearts», where hundreds of dead pets were discovered in December, has still not been assigned a restraining measure. The woman is in a medical institution.
After the accident at Rostov TPP-2, only two out of four boilers are working. Official Slyusar instructed to prepare a mechanism for zeroing payment for the days when heating was supplied in insufficient volume.
Chinese companies are actively expanding their presence in the logistics industry of the Rostov region and Russia as a whole. Analysts link this to the absence of state regulation in this sphere.
Residents of Rostov-on-Don complain about the quality of snow removal. In their opinion, clearing has been done only on central avenues, while in many districts pedestrians have to wade through snowdrifts.
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