How a Swedish missile took down Russia's 500 kmph drone over Ukraine

On November 15, a drone attack in Russia's Rostov Oblast resulted in one death and four injuries, according to regional Governor Yuri Slyusar. The victim was the chief engineer of an electrical substation in Taganrog. The attack damaged two electrical substations in Taganrog, including one that supplied power to railway infrastructure.

A fire broke out at a substation in Shubin district, and power lines between Taganrog-Passenger and Mikhailovka railway stations were left without electricity, leading to the suspension of rail traffic. Additionally, a section of the R-280 highway was damaged after a bridge over railway tracks was struck. Traffic was diverted around the damaged bridge, with five vehicles being damaged in the attack, including four near the bridge and one at a gas station.

Russian air defenses destroyed around 50 drones overnight in Taganrog, Rostov-on-Don, and seven districts of the region. Governor Slyusar cautioned that the threat of further drone attacks remained. Independent Russian outlet ASTRA reported that the 220-kilovolt Taganrog-10 substation was likely the target of the attack, as it provides electricity to Taganrog's industrial zone, including the TAGMET plant.

Although Ukrainian forces have targeted infrastructure in the region before, they had not claimed responsibility for the latest attack at the time of reporting.