“ In the city of Volgorechensk, Kostroma region, explosions rang out at night – drones hit the Kostroma DRES, the third largest thermal power plant in Russia. Source: Astra Details: According to an independent Russian publication, drones attacked the Kostroma DRES on the night of November 6. Residents of Volgorechensk reported several strong explosions and flames over the station. Photos and videos that appeared on social networks confirm the hit near the DRES. The governor of the Kostroma region, Serhiy Sytnikov, said that Russian air defense forces “repelled the drone attack.” According to him, the explosions caused “consequences on energy infrastructure facilities”, however, according to him, the electricity supply to the region “has not been disrupted”. For reference: Kostroma DRES is located on the right bank of the Volga in the city of Volgorechensk, which is 350 kilometers from Moscow. The total installed capacity of the station is about 3,600 MW, which makes it one of the key ones in the Russian energy system. It includes several power units with a capacity of 300–1,200 megawatts, and a chimney over 320 meters high is one of the highest in Europe. Background: On the night of November 5, drones attacked the Russian energy infrastructure in the suburbs of Volodymyr and the thermal power plant in Oryol. On the night of November 4, Ukrainian kamikaze drones under the control of operators of the Ministry of Defense, Armed Forces, and Special Operations Forces raided the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery. Three regions of the Kursk region of Russia were left without electricity after an attack on a power substation in the evening of November 3”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Astra
Details: According to an independent Russian publication, drones attacked the Kostroma DRES on the night of November 6. Residents of Volgorechensk reported several strong explosions and flames over the station. Photos and videos that appeared on social networks confirm the hit near the DRES.
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The governor of the Kostroma region, Serhiy Sytnikov, said that Russian air defense forces “repelled the drone attack.” According to him, the explosions caused “consequences on energy infrastructure facilities”, however, according to him, the electricity supply to the region “has not been disrupted”.
For reference: Kostroma DRES is located on the right bank of the Volga in the city of Volgorechensk, 350 kilometers from Moscow. The total installed capacity of the station is about 3,600 MW, which makes it one of the key ones in the Russian energy system.
It includes several power units with a capacity of 300–1,200 megawatts, and a chimney over 320 meters high is one of the tallest in Europe.
Prehistory:
- On the night of November 5, drones attacked the Russian energy infrastructure in the suburbs of Volodymyr and the thermal power plant in Oryol.
- On the night of November 4, Ukrainian kamikaze drones under the control of operators of the Ministry of Defense, Armed Forces, and Special Operations Forces raided the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery.
- Three districts of the Kursk region of Russia were left without power supply after an attack on a power substation in the evening of November 3