💥 Attack

Strike on power substation in Veshkaima caused fires and outages.

October 18, 2025 Veshkaima, Ulyanovsk Oblast

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Veshkaima (location) Veshkaima substation (location) Rosseti (organization) Veshkaima power station (location)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Strike on power substation in Veshkaima caused fires and outages.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones struck the Veshkaima electrical substation in Ulyanovsk Oblast, causing a fire

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

The Ulyanovsk Oblast Control Center claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against a power station in Veshkaima, Ulyanovsk Oblast, overnight on October 17 to 18. Geolocated footage published on October 18 shows an explosion at the Veshkaima substation following sounds of a drone engine overhead.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.173Z

Source story: day-1338b-2025-10-25