Ukraine–Russia

Regional authorities say a Ukrainian drone struck a Kursk substation, cutting power to over 2,300 people

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Location
Russia
Actors
Ukraine · Russia
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Regional authorities said an explosion at a substation in the Oktyabrsky district of Kursk cut electricity to five settlements, leaving more than 2,300 people without power. Power was restored by the morning of 5 October. Overnight drone attacks also damaged homes, a car and a tractor in the Glushkovsky, Rylsky and Belovsky districts. The account is attributed to regional authorities as relayed by a social post.

  • Displaced people: Best 2300 people · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Kursk update: drone strike on substation leaves 2,300+ without power · Residents left without electricity.
  • Infrastructure: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Kursk update: drone strike on substation leaves 2,300+ without power · One substation damaged by the explosion.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Kursk update: drone strike on substation leaves 2,300+ without power

Attributed to regional authorities and relayed by a social post; the authorities' own statement was not read directly and no independent confirmation was found.