Overnight drone strikes on July 28 targeted a steel plant in Moscow Oblast and an electrical substation in Crimea, while previous attacks in Russia resulted in casualties.
Key facts
- •The Hydrostalkonstruktsiya steel fabrication plant in Chekhov was reportedly struck by drones on July 28.
- •A drone strike on an electrical substation in Feodosia, Crimea, caused a widespread power outage.
- •Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported fires at a residential building in Chekhov and a home in Vaulovo due to drone debris.
- •Attacks in Belgorod on July 27 resulted in 12 injuries and damage to 15 vehicles.
- •Two people were killed and five injured in Rostov-on-Don during strikes that also hit an export terminal.
Ukrainian drones targeted a steel fabrication plant in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, and caused a blackout in occupied Feodosia, Crimea, during overnight strikes on July 28. Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov confirmed the attack on Chekhov, noting that drone debris caused fires at a residential building and a home in the nearby village of Vaulovo.
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Impact in Moscow Oblast and Crimea
The Telegram channel Exilenova Plus reported that the Hydrostalkonstruktsiya steel fabrication factory in Chekhov was struck while Russian air defenses were active. In occupied Crimea, the pro-Ukrainian channel Crimean Wind reported that an electrical substation in Feodosia was hit, leaving much of the city without power.
Recent strikes in Belgorod and Rostov
Ukrainian drone activity intensified in the days leading up to the July 28 strikes. On July 27, attacks in Belgorod injured 12 people and set a residential building and 15 cars on fire. In Rostov-on-Don, Governor Yuri Slyusar reported two deaths and five injuries, with fires reported at warehouses and homes. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that these strikes targeted an export terminal on the Black Sea coast.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Kyiv Independent.
