Two electrical substations and a road bridge on the R-280 highway were damaged in an overnight drone attack in Russia’s Rostov region. The chief engineer of an electrical substation was killed in Taganrog, while five other people were injured.
Rostov regional governor Yuri Slyusar reported the incident.
According to him, one of the damaged substations supplies electricity to the railway. Another substation in Taganrog’s Shubin neighborhood was also struck.
Preliminary information suggests that the attack may have damaged one of the city’s important energy facilities, the 220 kV T-10 substation, also known as Taganrog-10.
In addition, the road surface of a bridge over railway tracks was damaged at kilometer 64 of the R-280 Novorossiya highway in the Neklinovsky district.
“Traffic across the bridge at kilometer 64 of the highway has been suspended. Emergency services are working at the scene. Road traffic has been rerouted through Taganrog and the village of Pokrovskoye,” Slyusar said.
Another bridge damaged on the road to occupied Mariupol
The bridge in the Neklinovsky district was used as a detour for vehicles traveling along the R-280 Novorossiya highway toward occupied Mariupol.
Traffic had been redirected to this bridge after the main Natalyevsky Bridge over the Mius River was damaged on November 8, 2026.
The latest attack has therefore led to the closure of the crossing that served as a detour around the previously damaged bridge.
State of emergency declared in Taganrog
Following the drone attack, Taganrog authorities declared a local state of emergency effective from 9:00 a.m.
“We have decided to introduce a local state of emergency from 9:00 a.m. A working group has begun inspecting damaged homes to assess the extent of the damage,” said Svetlana Kambulova, head of the city administration.
According to Kambulova, the fire at the transformer substation has been extinguished.
The Rostov regional governor also reported that five residents of the region were injured by falling drone debris.
