In the early hours of July 27, drones attacked an electrical substation near a railway in the Russian settlement of Oktyabrsky, Volgograd region. Local residents reported explosions and a fire, and footage from the scene quickly appeared on social media. Based on geolocation, the strike reportedly targeted a substation supplying power to railway lines. The information was also confirmed by Russian media and several Telegram channels.
The governor of the Volgograd region, Andrei Bocharov, stated that “as a result of drone debris falling, power supply to the railway’s contact network in the Oktyabrsky district was disrupted.”
Additionally, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (“Rosaviatsia”) announced temporary restrictions on the operations of Volgograd Airport for arrivals and departures. Russian media also reported delays of passenger trains due to the incident.
The Telegram channel Exilenova+ claimed that this was part of a “systematic effort to disable railway logistics” used by the Russian army for troop movements.
Ukraine has not officially commented on any possible involvement in the attacks.
Overnight, Russian air defense systems reportedly destroyed and intercepted 99 Ukrainian drones, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
— 36 were downed over Bryansk region — 21 over Smolensk region — 10 over Kaluga region — 9 each over Volgograd and Rostov regions — 4 over the territory of annexed Crimea — 2 each over Voronezh, Kursk regions, and over the Black Sea — 1 each over the Moscow region, and Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, and Tambov regions.