Ukraine–Russia
Tim White reports power outage in Rostov after drone attack claim
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Tim White reported that Rostov was plunged into darkness after a drone attack. In a later post he said power had been restored before one part of the city lost electricity again when a substation in Myasnikovsky district was hit. The extent and cause of the outages were not independently confirmed in the sources retrieved.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Rostov was plunged into darkness after a drone attack, Power restored in Rostov, then a substation hit in Myasnikovsky district
The outage and drone/substation attribution are reported by Tim White; no governor or grid-operator primary statement was retrieved, and the later account narrows the outage to one district.
- Rostov was plunged into darkness after a drone attackTim White · Social post · supports · Published 24 Oct 2026, 05:35 UTC · Retrieved 24 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC
- Power restored in Rostov, then a substation hit in Myasnikovsky districtTim White · Social post · supports · Published 24 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · Retrieved 24 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC
Classification
Economic · Economic effect · Atomic
Claims
- Tim White attributed the initial Rostov outage to a drone attack and later said a substation in Myasnikovsky district was hit during a renewed local outage. · Attributed to Tim White (@TWMCLtd) · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Rostov was plunged into darkness after a drone attack, Power restored in Rostov, then a substation hit in Myasnikovsky district
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 24 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC · Current revision 24 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC · Change: Initial
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