Drone attack targets power station near Moscow, no outages reported
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Drones struck a power station in Shatura, Moscow Region, Russia, sparking a fire but causing no disruption to power, water, or heating services, officials said.
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Russian soldiers prepare a drone for reconnaissance of Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Thursday, November 6, 2025. (AP)
A series of drones struck the territory of a power station in the city of Shatura in Russia’s Moscow Region on Sunday, local authorities confirmed, noting that the incident did not interrupt the city's power supply.
Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov said on Telegram that Russian air defense systems intercepted several of the incoming UAVs, but some managed to fall inside the power facility’s perimeter, igniting a fire. Emergency responders quickly contained the blaze and remain on site.
“The power supply in the city was not disrupted, switching to backup lines was carried out promptly,” Vorobyov said, adding that mobile modular boiler systems were deployed to ensure uninterrupted heating until the situation is fully stabilized.
The governor emphasized that water, electricity, and sewage services remain unaffected. Authorities are working to assess the extent of the damage and restore normal operations as quickly as possible.
Russian strikes force Ukraine plant shutdown
Ukraine’s state-owned energy operator Centrenergo said in early November that its entire network of thermal power plants had gone offline after a new wave of Russian strikes.
The company reported that coordinated missile and drone attacks hit the same facilities that engineers had spent months repairing following earlier strikes. Ukrainian media reported that the overnight barrage involved hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles targeting energy infrastructure across several regions. Centrenergo’s portfolio includes the Trypilska, Zmiivska, and Vuhlehirska plants, all of which have faced repeated strikes since 2022, including the complete destruction of Trypilska in April 2024.
Centrenergo announced that none of its thermal units are currently producing electricity.
The company wrote on social media: "This is the most massive strike on our thermal power plants since the war began. An unprecedented number of missiles and countless drones ... at the very same thermal power plants we restored after the devastating attack of 2024 ... We have been shut down. No power generation now. Zero!"
