Drones attack Voronezh: petrochemical enterprise and aviation plant targeted – photos, video
Drones attacked the Russian city of Voronezh on the night of 25-26 October, causing fires at several industrial businesses. The Voronezhsintezkauchuk rubber plant and the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO) aircraft plant have been attacked.
Source: Ukrainian OSINT Telegram channels Supernova+; Exilenova+; Russian media outlet Astra; Russian media outlet Interfax, citing Governor of Voronezh Oblast Aleksandr Gusev
Details: An early report from Supernova+ stated that the attacked plant is Voronezhsintezkauchuk, which is part of the Russian Sibur group and produces synthetic rubbers and polymer materials.
The channel also reported an attack on VASO. The plant is part of the Il (Ilyushin Aviation Complex) division within the Russian company United Aircraft Corporation, involved in the production of the Ilyushin Il-96 jet airliner and the manufacture of aviation components.
Gusev confirmed that fires had broken out at several industrial businesses but did not name them. He claimed the blazes occurred "without significant consequences".
Gusev also reported that fires had broken out in a business centre, an apartment building, two dacha A dacha is a seasonal secondary residence, usually with a little plot of land, where people grow vegetables, fruit trees and berries or keep a garden settlements, a school stadium and a garage cooperative. Damage to façades and windows was recorded in almost all districts of the city.
Gusev claimed that air defence had brought down over 70 drones over Voronezh and a total of 113 over the wider Voronezh urban area and several districts of the Oblast.
Astra reported a drone hit on the Galereya Chizhova (Chizhov's Gallery) business centre at 35A Koltsovskaya Street. The moment of the explosion was captured on video.
Based on the analysis of photos and videos, the publication also identified where explosions had occurred near residential buildings on 52A 25th Yanvarya Street and 4K Arkhitektora Troitskogo Street.
Astra also reported that the Uritsky residential complex at 135 Uritskogo Street was damaged, whilst at least 10 cars were on fire at a car park on 275/1 45th Strelkovoy Divizi Street.
Astra's readers reported that explosions and air defence operations were heard for over an hour and the city was shrouded in smoke. An air-raid warning had not been issued.
Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon to help us keep reporting!