--- title: "DNS network warehouse catches fire in Rostov-on-Don after drone attack: what is known" description: "On August 29, a DNS network warehouse caught fire in Rostov-on-Don after a drone attack; workers were evacuated. The governor announced that more than 70 drones were shot down; data on casualties is inconsistent across sources." date: 2026-08-29T03:44:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/rostov-drone-attack-dns-warehouse-fire tags: [rostov-on-don, drone-attack, dns-warehouse, fire, russia] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # DNS network warehouse catches fire in Rostov-on-Don after drone attack: what is known ![Russian EMERCOM firefighter extinguishing a fire at a DNS network warehouse in Rostov-on-Don following a drone attack](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/29/rostov-ataka-dronov-pozhar-sklad-dns/rostov-ataka-dronov-pozhar-sklad-dns-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Following a UAV attack, a DNS network warehouse in the Proletarsky district of Rostov-on-Don caught fire, and workers were evacuated. - The governor of Rostov Oblast announced that more than 70 drones were shot down; fires broke out in several districts due to falling debris. - Information on casualties is contradictory: from "no one was injured" to two injured; the fire in Aksay has not been confirmed. On August 29, 2026, in the Proletarsky district of Rostov-on-Don, a warehouse belonging to DNS, a major Russian retail chain selling electronics and appliances, caught fire following an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles. According to Russian media reports, flames engulfed the logistics facility, and the workers on site were evacuated. Emergency services are working at the scene, and local authorities also reported damage in the area. Preliminary data indicates that the scale of the damage is still being assessed. ### Course of events The fire at the DNS warehouse was one of the most notable consequences of the nighttime drone attack on Rostov Oblast. According to Ukrainian and Russian outlets, the flames engulfed a large logistics warehouse of the chain, and the staff were led off the premises. Local authorities confirmed damage in the Proletarsky district of Rostov-on-Don and noted that EMERCOM forces and other emergency services are working at the scene. Final figures on the area of the fire and the volume of destroyed property had not been published at the time this article was prepared. ### Scale of the attack according to authorities Russian authorities announced a massive drone attack on Rostov Oblast. According to the region's governor, air defense forces allegedly shot down more than 70 drones across several districts of the oblast. The fall of debris triggered localized fires: in Chertkovo District, fragments of a drone were found on the territory of an agricultural warehouse, in the village of Novoselovka dry grass caught fire (the fire was extinguished), and in the settlement of Chebotovka in Tarasovsky District a mowed field caught fire. All these figures and the list of districts are cited from Russian official sources and have not been independently verified. ### Shipbuilding plant in Aksay In addition to the DNS warehouse, reports appeared on social media about a fire at a shipbuilding plant in the city of Aksay, located near Rostov-on-Don. According to public channels, a ship caught fire at the enterprise as a result of the drone attack. These data remain unconfirmed at the time this article was prepared: official authorities and emergency services have not commented on them, so they are cited solely as information from social media that requires verification. ### Contradictory data The available sources contain inconsistencies that must be honestly reflected. First, the information on casualties is inconsistent: according to preliminary data set out in the basis of the article, no one was injured in the fire, however the outlet "Svobodnaya Pressa" (svpressa.ru) reports two injured in Rostov Oblast after the UAV attack. Second, the figure of "more than 70 drones shot down" stated by the governor and the list of attacked districts are based exclusively on Russian official statements and have not been confirmed by independent observers. Third, information about the fire at the shipbuilding plant in Aksay comes only from public channels and has not been confirmed by authorities. Finally, this incident should not be confused with a separate fire at a DNS warehouse in Vladivostok (covering an area of about 5,000 square meters), which belongs to a different region and is a separate event not linked to the attack on Rostov Oblast. ### Response and consequences Emergency services continue to work at the scene of the DNS warehouse fire in Rostov-on-Don, and an assessment of the scale of the damage and destruction in the Proletarsky district is underway. Official data on the causes of the fire, the area of burning, and the possible impact of the incident on the chain's logistics have not yet been published. The XAB.info editorial team will update this article as confirmed information from authorities and emergency services becomes available. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Rostov attacked by drones - warehouse of tech giant DNS on fire](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rostov-atakuvali-droni-gorit-sklad-tehnogiganta-1787974799.html) - Подтверждает атаку дронов на Ростов и пожар на складе DNS. - [Large-scale drone attack in Rostov Oblast: major logistics warehouse catches fire](https://24tv.ua/ru/vzryvy-rostovskoj-oblasti-29-avgusta-bpla-atakovali-sklad-dns_n3131992) - Подтверждает масштабную атаку БПЛА 29 августа и возгорание крупного логистического склада. - [Two injured in Rostov Oblast after UAV attack](https://svpressa.ru/war21/news/525593/) - Сообщает о двух пострадавших — противоречит предварительной версии «никто не пострадал». - [Fire engulfs DNS warehouse in Vladivostok, area 5,000 square meters](https://www.ridus.ru/pozhar-ohvatil-sklad-dns-vo-vladivostoke-ploshad-5000-kv--metrov-906324.html) - Отдельный пожар на складе DNS во Владивостоке; не связан с атакой на Ростовскую область, в текст не включён во избежание смешения фактов. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What caught fire in Rostov-on-Don on August 29? **A:** Following a drone attack, a DNS network warehouse in the Proletarsky district of Rostov-on-Don caught fire; workers were evacuated, and emergency services are working at the scene. ### Q: How many drones were shot down, according to authorities? **A:** The governor of Rostov Oblast announced that more than 70 drones were shot down across several districts of the oblast; this figure is based on Russian official statements and has not been independently confirmed. ### Q: Are there any casualties? **A:** The data is inconsistent: preliminary information indicates no one was injured, however one source reports two injured in Rostov Oblast. ### Q: Has the fire at the shipbuilding plant in Aksay been confirmed? **A:** No, reports of a fire and a ship catching fire in Aksay come only from social media and have not been confirmed by authorities or emergency services.