Ukraine has reportedly carried out drone attacks targeting power and refinery plants in the neighboring Moscow and Tver regions. Russian officials and media sources have confirmed that multiple drones were destroyed during these attacks, which also affected other parts of the country.
According to the Baza Telegram news channel, which is closely linked to Russia’s security services, loud explosions were heard near the Konakovo Power Station in the Tver region, a major energy producer in central Russia.
Tver Governor Igor Rudenya stated that five drones were destroyed in his region, without mentioning any potential damage.
In addition, a Ukrainian-launched drone was reportedly downed near the Moscow Oil Refinery, confirmed by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who assured that there was no damage or threat to the refinery’s production process.
The refinery, owned by Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom, is situated in southeastern Moscow, according to information on Gazprom Neft’s website.
Further attempts were made to strike the Kashira Power Plant in the Moscow region with three drones, as reported by Mikhail Shuvalov, head of the Kashira city district on Telegram. However, no fire, damage, or casualties resulted from the attack, and electricity supply remained uninterrupted.
At least nine drones were destroyed in Moscow and its surrounding region, as confirmed by Sobyanin on Telegram.
A total of 26 Ukraine-launched drones were reportedly destroyed over the border region of Bryansk in Russia’s southwest, according to the region’s governor, Alexander Bogomaz, also on Telegram.
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Several drones were downed over the Voronezh region, and more than 10 drones were destroyed over Kursk, Lipetsk, Ryazan, and Tula regions, stated the governors of these regions on Telegram.
Preliminary information indicates that there were no injuries or damage resulting from any of these attacks. However, the full extent of the damage caused by Ukraine’s air attacks is rarely disclosed by Russia, and independent verification of the reports by Reuters was not possible.
As of now, there has been no immediate comment from Ukraine, even as Kyiv seeks permission from the United States to use allied-supplied weapons for attacks deep inside Russia.
With the domestic drone industry in Ukraine growing rapidly, Kyiv has intensified its attacks on Russia, particularly targeting energy, military, and transport infrastructure, which are crucial to Moscow’s war efforts.
Kyiv contends that it requires authorization to use more potent Western-supplied weapons to cause greater damage inside Russia and disrupt Moscow’s capacity to sustain its attacks on Ukraine, which it invaded in February 2022.
Senior Ukrainian officials, representing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, were in Washington last week to urge the United States to provide the necessary resources to “truly and fully” defend the country.
