US EditionUkrainian Drone Debris Sparks Fire in Russian Power Substation
The drone debris caused a fire quickly extinguished with no injuries, while flight operations at multiple airports were temporarily suspended for safety, officials said.
- On Aug. 30, residents in Krasnodar Krai heard explosions from about 2:30 a.m. amid reports that falling debris from a Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at a Kropotkin power substation.
- Kyiv says its strikes inside Russia target infrastructure critical to Moscow's war efforts, repeatedly hitting Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure since February 2022.
- Russia's civil aviation body Rosaviatsia reported flight halts at Saratov and Volgograd airports, while officials did not immediately disclose the attack's full scale and Reuters and the Kyiv Independent could not verify reports.
- Regional authorities said the blaze was quickly contained and preliminary reports indicated no injuries, while Rosaviatsia temporarily suspended flights, disrupting services at several southern airports.
- These strikes underline a pattern of infrastructure attacks as Krasnodar Krai's military infrastructure is vital for Russia's air operations in the south and over the Black Sea region.
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In the city of Cropotkin in Kubani, a transformative sub-station was set on fire as a result of the fall of the wreckage of a Ukrainian drone...
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The Economic TimesUkraine's drone attack sparks brief fire at Krasnodar power substation, Russia says
Falling debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at a power substation in the town of Kropotkin that was promptly extinguished, the administration of the southern Russian region of Krasnodar said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
On the night of Monday, September 1, 2025, drones struck the Kropotkin electrical substation in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian Drone Debris Sparks Fire in Russian Power Substation
Fallen debris from a Ukrainian drone caused a fire at a power substation in Kropotkin, Russia. The fire was promptly extinguished, and there were no reported injuries. Air raid alerts and temporary airport shutdowns followed the incident, as tension between Ukraine and Russia persists amid ongoing conflict.
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