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Russia Says Drone Attack Damages Togliatti Facilities, Ukraine Says Petrochemical Plant Hit

Kyiv said the strikes disrupted Russian military supply chains and ignited a major fire at a plant that makes synthetic rubber and missile-related materials.

  • On Saturday, Ukrainian forces struck the Tolyattikauchuk petrochemical plant in Tolyatti, Samara region, triggering a large fire at the synthetic rubber facility, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
  • Tolyattikauchuk produces synthetic rubber, which Ukraine's General Staff claims serves as foundational raw material for solid rocket propellant used in Russian tactical and ballistic missile systems.
  • The drone attack prompted precautionary evacuation of shifts at the neighboring AvtoVAZ automotive plant, Russia's largest carmaker, while local authorities temporarily suspended airport operations following the threat.
  • Ukrainian forces also targeted the Proton-Elektroteks plant in Oryol and an aircraft at the Yeysk airfield on Saturday, part of synchronized operations aimed at degrading Russian military-industrial supply chains.
  • Concurrent strikes damaged the Taman substation, causing widespread power outages across occupied Crimea, while Russia's Defence Ministry reported intercepting 1,297 drones across 22 regions over the previous 24 hours.
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Kyiv targets heavy chemistry, a discrete link in Russian weapons production. Between 23 and 26 October 2026, Ukrainian drones targeted three chemical plants in Berezniki, Togliatti and Voronezh, which Kyiv says...

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Ukrainian drones attacked Omsk's "north industrial node", reported by the governor of Vitaly Hozenko.

·Riga, Latvia
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Ukraine attacked with drones a distribution center of the Russian giant of electronic commerce Ozon, in the Siberian city of Omsk, indicated the local governor, Vitaly Khotsenko, on social networks.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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Ukraine has reportedly attacked a large warehouse for the Russian e-commerce company Ozon. The warehouse is located in the Russian city of Omsk – 250 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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The target hit is located 2,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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