Ukrainian drones struck a chemical plant producing fuel for Russian cruise missiles, an oil depot near the border region of Belgorod and infrastructure in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow overnight on Oct. 9, Russian officials and Ukrainian monitoring channels reported.
In the Tver region, which is situated between Moscow and St. Petersburg, drones hit the Redkino Experimental Plant and sparked a fire. The facility is the region’s largest chemical enterprise, according to Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+.
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The facility manufactures Decylin-M, a specialized rocket fuel component used in Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, as well as fuel additives for diesel and aviation kerosene, Kyiv Post sources within Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said in February, after the first strike on the enterprise.
Both missile types are among Russia’s primary long-range weapons used in strikes on Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure.
Regional Governor Vitaly Korolev said the fire had been extinguished and plant employees had been evacuated to a shelter. No workers were injured, he added.
Oil depot fire reported near Belgorod
In the Belgorod region, two people were killed and four others, including a child, were injured when shells struck private homes in the Belgorod district, the regional operational headquarters said.
Following the attack, NASA’s FIRMS satellite monitoring system detected a fire at an oil depot north of Belgorod, Exilenova+ reported.
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The depot supplies fuel to industrial and agricultural enterprises and gas stations across the region, according to its website.
Yandex data center damaged in Kaluga
A Yandex data center in Kaluga was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, marking the second consecutive day that the Russian technology company’s data centers have come under attack, RBC-Russia reported, citing the company’s press service.
Several modules at the Kaluga facility were completely disabled, potentially disrupting some services, Yandex said.
On Oct. 8, Ukrainian drones struck another Yandex data center in Sasovo, Ryazan region, where servers host services used by the company and its clients. Operations at that facility were completely halted.
Kaluga Regional Governor Vladislav Shapsha said nine people were injured in the overnight attacks across the region, five of whom were hospitalized.
Drones targeted four municipal districts and the regional capital, Kaluga. Shapsha said the drones struck what he described as the city’s “infrastructure.” Private homes were also damaged in two municipal districts and in Kaluga.
Shapsha said Russian air defenses intercepted 26 drones over the region.
Moscow claims 505 drones downed
Russia’s defense ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 505 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight over 19 Russian regions, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.
The ministry reported drone activity over Kaluga, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Tula, Tver, Smolensk and Moscow regions, as well as Krasnodar Krai and Tatarstan.