Missile strike hits Russia: Blasts rock Oryol power plant area as Belgorod plunged into blackout
Photo: emergency services are working at the incident sites (Getty Images)
Belgorod and nearby settlements were hit by a blackout following a missile attack; reports say substations and a thermal power plant were struck. A similar situation is reported in Oryol, where locals are writing about explosions near a thermal power station, according to Russian media.
Strike on Belgorod
Local Russian media report that in Belgorod and the Belgorod district, after an air-raid alert and a subsequent missile strike, a blackout occurred. Substations and a thermal power plant were attacked.
“A missile strike in Belgorod hit the Storozhovaya substation; it is likely that other energy infrastructure nodes were also damaged during the attack - power has been cut off across the entire city,” one Telegram channel writes.
Another local channel reports that the Luch thermal power plant in Belgorod was attacked.
“After the missile strike on the electrical substation and the Luch thermal power plant in Belgorod, power also went out in nearby settlements and in Shebekino,” the message says.
The missile shelling of Belgorod, the damage to infrastructure, and the blackout were confirmed by the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
“Preliminarily, there are no casualties. There is significant damage to an infrastructure facility. All emergency services are working on site. Information about the consequences is being clarified,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
Strike in Oryol
At the same time, missiles also reached Russia’s Oryol. There are reports there as well of an attack on a thermal power plant - locals are experiencing problems with electricity and water supply.
“Good missiles hit Oryol once again. All for the good. Reports say there were explosions in the area of the thermal power plant and problems with power,” one pro-Ukrainian channel writes while commenting on footage of the attack.
“Oryol has problems with electricity and water; the local thermal power plant is under attack,” a local Russian Telegram channel reports.
