Russian Bryansk region rocked by night blasts, reports suggest power substation struck
Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
During the night of October 12, residents of the village of Vygonichi in Russia’s Bryansk region reported a series of powerful explosions, according to Russian Telegram channels.
On the night of October 12, 2025, in the Klintsovsky and Surazhsky districts of the Bryansk region, local civil defense services declared a missile threat. Residents were urged to stay indoors, keep away from windows, and take shelter in rooms with solid walls and no windows.
About half an hour later, at 3:32 a.m., a new message appeared stating that the danger alert had been lifted. At the same time, no official information about possible impacts or damage was released by the Bryansk region’s Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Once again, it is unclear what exactly caused the alert — whether it was a missile launch or the detection of a drone in the region’s airspace.
Meanwhile, residents of the village of Vygonichi in Russia’s Bryansk region reported on social media a series of powerful explosions during the night of October 12.
Russians posted videos showing flashes and fires, claiming that an electrical substation might have been targeted.
At the same time, there has been no official confirmation of this information, nor verification of the footage.
Over the past year, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed several successful attacks on electrical substations and other energy facilities within Russia.
For example, in September 2025, Ukrainian missile and artillery units, in coordination with other components of the Defense Forces, struck the 8-N line-production dispatch station near the village of Naytopovychi. This facility was part of the energy infrastructure that supplied fuel and ammunition to Russian military units.
On October 6, a massive fire broke out at a local thermal power plant in the city of Klintsy, Bryansk region (Russia). The facility was likely hit by a missile strike.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported explosions in the Russian city of Belgorod on the evening of Sunday, September 28. Following the blasts, the city and parts of the region experienced a blackout. At that time, the Belgorod CHP plant and the Luch substation were attacked by unidentified missiles.
