Russia reports drone attack on substation in Ulyanovsk region
Kyiv • UNN
Last night, 4 UAVs attacked an electrical substation in Veshkaima, Ulyanovsk region of Russia, causing two explosions and a fire. Local residents were left without electricity, but power supply was restored by morning.
Tonight, drones attacked an electrical substation in Russia's Ulyanovsk region, the regional authorities reported, according to UNN.
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"According to the Ulyanovsk Region Management Center, tonight 4 UAVs attacked an electrical substation in Veshkaima. As a result, there were two explosions and a fire," the Russian region's Management Center said in a statement.
ASTRA reports that the settlement, as local publics wrote, was left without electricity, but by morning the power supply was allegedly restored.
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