On the night of 15 November, the Rostov Region of Russia came under a large-scale drone attack. In Taganrog, two electrical substations were damaged and train services were suspended, whilst in the Neklinovsky District, the R-280 motorway was closed due to damage to a bridge located on the transport route to the occupied south of Ukraine.
Key points at a glance:
- Two electrical substations have been damaged in Taganrog as a result of a drone attack.
- Train services on a specific section have been suspended due to a power cut affecting the railway infrastructure.
- A bridge on the road leading to the occupied territories of Ukraine has been damaged in the Rostov Region.
Train services have been suspended in Taganrog
According to the governor of the Rostov Region Yuriy Slyusar, as a result of a night-time attack, a substation supplying power to the railway infrastructure was damaged. The section between Taganrog-Passenger and Mikhailivka stations was left without power.
Another substation caught fire in the Shubina neighbourhood. Emergency and rescue services were called in to deal with the aftermath of the attack.
This is not the first attack on the region’s transport infrastructure in the past week. On 8 November, in the Rostov Region, the following was damaged: the bridge over the Mius.
A bridge on the road to the occupied south of Ukraine has been damaged
In the Neklinivsky District, the road surface of the bridge over the railway tracks on the R-280 federal highway has been damaged as a result of an attack. Road traffic on this section has been suspended.
The R-280 road is one of the transport routes linking the Rostov Region with the occupied territories of Ukraine. Russia uses this route for both civilian and military transport.
Simultaneous damage to road and rail infrastructure has led to restrictions on traffic across both modes of transport.
The Russian authorities have reported one fatality and several injuries
According to official figures from the Russian side, the chief engineer of the power substation was killed in the attack. Four other people were injured and taken to hospital. There are also reports of damage to vehicles.
The authorities in the Rostov Region have reported the alleged interception of around 50 drones over the region. The Ukrainian side has not yet officially commented on the attack.
