Russian drone attack on Mykolaiv Oblast causes power outages

A partial power outage has been recorded in the Mykolaiv district after a Russian nighttime drone strike.

Source: Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: Russian forces attacked Ochakiv on the evening of 25 December. Early reports indicated that they had used multiple-launch rocket systems. Eleven houses and eight cars were damaged. No casualties were reported.

Russian forces targeted Mykolaiv and its suburbs later at night using several drones, possibly Molniya UAVs. Some residents in the Mykolaiv district experienced power outages. Power had been restored to almost all consumers by 07:00 on 26 December.

In addition, Russian forces conducted four FPV drone attacks on the Ochakiv and Kutsurub hromadas. No casualties were recorded. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Background: Russian forces attacked the Snihurivka hromada in Mykolaiv Oblast with guided aerial bombs on 20 December, damaging a warehouse storing humanitarian aid.

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