On 1 December, drones covered over 600 km through south of Russia to reach their strategic targets. One group reached Dagestan and attacked the workshops of the Dagdiesel shipbuilding plant in Kaspiysk. The port housing Russian military ships was also under threat, per Focus.
Successful strikes on such facilities directly affect Russia’s ability to conduct naval operations.
Shadows of the past of the factory path revealed the secrets of Soviet torpedoes
Founded in 1932, Dagdiesel is one of Dagestan’s largest industrial enterprises. It specializes in the production of underwater weapons, diesel engines, pumps, and other equipment for the Russian Navy, Militarnyi reports.
During the Soviet period, the plant was a leading manufacturer of torpedoes for the USSR and is now part of the Marine Underwater Weapons, Gidropribor group.
In summer 2018, the plant signed a $72 million contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to produce 73 UET-1 torpedoes. In April 2025, the roof of the eighth workshop, where naval weapons, including steam-gas torpedoes, were tested, partially collapsed.
Shadows of the unknown in the sky left the city without answers
Sergey Melikov, Dagestan’s head, claimed the drones over Kaspiysk were allegedly shot down. However, no exact data on the struck targets is available, Astra reports.
According to local health authorities, a 12-year-old girl was lightly injured in the chest and hospitalized.
Analysis by the Astra Telegram channel showed the drone strike also caused window damage in residential buildings and vehicles in parking lots.
