The substation is one of the key energy hubs in the Nizhny Novgorod region, supplying electricity to more than 200,000 residents, as well as to Gazprom gas compressor stations.
Oct. 14, 2025
Russian authorities reported a drone attack on an energy facility in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast overnight on Tuesday, Oct, 14, according to Russian Telegram channel ASTRA. Satellite images showed a fire at one of the region’s main energy hubs.
The local governor said air defenses repelled the attack and there were no casualties. Falling debris damaged one energy facility, causing a brief power outage. Power has since been restored, and emergency crews are working at the site, officials said.
ASTRA reported, citing NASA’s FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System) satellite data, that a fire broke out at the Arzamasskaya substation near Lesogorsk.
The substation is one of the key energy hubs in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, east of Moscow, supplying electricity to more than 200,000 residents, as well as to Gazprom gas compressor stations and Russian Railways facilities.
Ukrainian officials haven’t commented on the attack yet.
The strike comes as part of what has become an almost daily wave of Kyiv’s retaliatory drone attacks on Russia’s oil, gas and energy infrastructure.
Since 2022, Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In August, Moscow resumed large-scale strikes on energy facilities. President Vladimir Putin has said the attacks will continue.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed that Ukraine will respond to every strike, saying that “no one will simply sit in the dark.”
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/62043
Good!
When will moscovia be plunged into darkness?
“Falling debris damaged one energy facility, causing a brief power outage.”
Come on guys, this one is wearing a bit thin now. It’s time to find a new excuse.
That’s why even many ruskies prefer scanning the Telegram channels for news.