In Russia’s city of Tolyatti, a drone attack damaged an industrial plant, according to Samara Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Fedoryshchev. He has stated that all necessary recovery work is underway.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, overnight, Russian air defenses “intercepted and destroyed” 185 drones over Russian regions, temporarily occupied Crimea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov.
The governor did not specify the company, but Telegram channels report the strike targeted “KuibyshevAzot”. Channel ASTRA notes that another facility, “Tolyattikauchuk”, is nearby, but the fire affected one of KuibyshevAzot’s workshops.
Sky ablaze: Russian air defenses struggle under drone assault
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian regions and occupied territories have regularly faced drone attacks.
The Ukrainian General Staff has confirmed that these operations systematically target the reduction of the combat potential of Russian occupation forces and aim to pressure Russia to end its armed aggression against Ukraine.
Chemical plants and ammunition depots become battlefields
KuibyshevAzot is one of Russia’s leading chemical enterprises, a major producer of caprolactam and related products, and among the largest nitrogen fertilizer producers in the country.
Additionally, Telegram reports noted explosions in Russian-controlled Mariupol overnight. According to Dnipro OSINT, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck an ammunition depot near the airfield, causing detonations.
Earlier, Ukraine destroyed a Russian 1K148 Yastreb‑AV counter‑battery radar deep behind the line of contact in Luhansk Oblast.
The estimated cost of the 1K148 Yastreb‑AV counter‑battery radar is about $50 million. The system is designed to detect enemy artillery firing positions. It only recently entered service with the Russian military after completing tests in late 2021 or early 2022.
