Sabotage in Bryansk: ATESH partisan movement disabled a key power substation
Kyiv • UNN
The ATESH movement carried out an act of sabotage at a power substation in Bryansk, damaging equipment and disrupting power supply to military facilities. This affected the operation of the railway station, military enterprises, and fuel storage bases.

The ATESH partisan movement reported a successful operation in the industrial zone of the Volodarsky district of Bryansk (Velikoye Polpino village). An agent of the movement carried out sabotage on the territory of an electrical substation, damaging equipment and disrupting the energy supply to important military logistics facilities of the Russian Federation. This is reported by UNN.
Details
According to the partisans, the disabled substation is a critical link in ensuring the Russian war machine. The power outage at the facility affected the operation of such strategic points:
- Polpinskaya railway station: Echelons with military equipment and ammunition pass through this hub to the front.
- The power outage caused malfunctions in automation and delays in supplies.
- Military enterprises: The operation of a number of facilities has been stopped, including the Bryansk repair enterprise, which works on orders from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
- Fuel storage bases: The lack of electricity paralyzed the operation of fuel pumps and security systems at fuel and lubricants warehouses.
Strategic importance of the operation
The partisans emphasize that the sabotage was aimed at the weak points of the enemy's energy system in order to paralyze the rear support of the occupation forces. The target coordinates – 53.257843, 34.483304 – confirm the location of the object in close proximity to key logistics routes.
ATESH accurately hits the weak points of the enemy's energy system, paralyzing its rear
Currently, the Russian side has not officially commented on the extent of the damage and the terms of restoration of the facility.