💥 Attack

A blaze broke out at the Novocherkassk thermal power plant, the largest in Russia's Rostov region, following a drone attack.

March 25, 2024 Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Entities

Novocherkassk power plant (location) Vasily Golubev (person) Novocherkassk GRES (location) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Baza Telegram channel (organization) Novocherkasskaya GRES (location) Rostov Oblast (location)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

A blaze broke out at the Novocherkassk plant, the largest thermal power plant in Russia's Rostov region, in the early morning of March 25.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Drones attacked the Novocherkasskaya GRES thermal power plant in Russia on the night of 24-25 March, causing a fire at a transformer substation. Two power units at the plant have been temporarily taken out of operation.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Local residents reported hearing at least ten drones flying over Rostov Oblast.

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.899Z

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