Ukrainian Armed Forces drones caused a fire at a power substation in the Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky district of Rostov region.
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Ukrainian Armed Forces drones caused a fire at a power substation in the Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky district of Rostov region
Drones attacked an energy substation in Russia's Rostov Oblast, with two transformers catching fire.
Ukrainian drones struck power transformer stations in Rostov Oblast and Volgograd Oblast, with 40+ drones hitting electricity distribution nodes
Joint operation by SBU and HUR hit 500 kV electrical substation in Rostov Oblast.
A massive drone attack occurred in the Rostov region on the night of July 9, causing fires at a power substation.
Two transformers at a power substation in Rodionovo-Nesvitaysk district caught fire due to the attack.
Russian air defence forces destroyed and suppressed several dozen targets across the region.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:04:32.595Z
Source story: 3883338-russia-reports-drone-attacks-on-four-regions