Drones hit a power substation in the Krasnodar region of Russia at night - rosmedia
Kyiv • UNN
At night, 2 UAVs hit the Kubanskaya power substation in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar region of Russia. A fire broke out and equipment was damaged. The substation supplies electricity to 2.5 million residents and industrial facilities in the region.
On the night of August 1 to 2, 2 UAVs hit the Kubanskaya power substation in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar region of Russia, Astra writes, UNN reports.
Details
According to Astra, citing a source in the region's emergency services, two drones hit the 500 kV Kubanskaya substation in Tikhoretsk.
The attack caused a fire and damaged the air circuit breakers. There were allegedly no casualties.
Residents of Tychoretsk also reported in a regional chat that they heard 2 "pops" at night. The local authorities did not report an attack on Tychoretsk
Astra writes that the 500 kV Kubanskaya substation was built in 2010. It provides electricity to 2.5 million residents of the central and southwestern districts of the Krasnodar region, as well as industrial enterprises on the Taman Peninsula, the Abinsky Electrometallurgical Plant, commercial and passenger ports on the Black Sea coast, and oil transportation facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
Addendum
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian air defense systems allegedly destroyed two drones over the territory of the Kursk region at night and intercepted four UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
