Russia claims strike on key energy hub: Satellite photos capture fire
Illustrative photo: Russia announced an attack on one of its key energy hubs (t.me mchs_official)
Russia has reported a nighttime attack on an energy facility in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Satellite images captured a fire at one of the region's key energy hubs, according to the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA.
According to the local governor, on the night of October 14, an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles was repelled in the Nizhny Novgorod region. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
"As a result of falling debris, one energy facility was damaged, leading to a brief power outage. Power has now been restored. Specialists are working at the scene of the incident," the report said.
Meanwhile, according to NASA FIRMS, which records temperature anomalies, a fire was observed at the Arzamas substation in the Lisogorsk area.
As the Russian resource explains, this is one of the key energy hubs in the Nizhny Novgorod region with a capacity of 1502 MVA, providing electricity to more than 200,000 residents of the southern regions of the region, as well as Gazprom gas compressor stations and Russian Railways traction substations (Russian railways - ed.).
Photo: NASA satellite data (t.me/astrapress)
Photo: NASA satellite data (t.me/astrapress)
Russian strikes on energy Ukrainian sector
Since 2022, Russian troops have been systematically attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. In August this year, Russia resumed massive strikes on energy facilities, and Vladimir Putin openly stated that such strikes would continue.
In response, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine would not leave these attacks unanswered.
According to him, the state will continue to respond to Russian strikes on the energy system because no one will simply endure being left in the dark. At the same time, the head of state stressed that Ukraine wants the war to end as soon as possible.
Recently, after Russian strikes on Kharkiv, which damaged an energy facility and a medical institution, the Russian cities of Belgorod and the Kursk region were left without electricity.
