Overview

• Ukrainian UAVs damaged a power substation in the Oktyabrsky District of Volgograd Region, cutting electricity to the railway contact network and delaying train services.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry reported destroying nine drones over Volgograd and 99 across 12 regions as well as the Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea.
• Rosaviatsia temporarily suspended operations at Volgograd Airport after midnight, causing flight delays that persisted into Sunday morning.
• There were no casualties from the Volgograd strike, but debris and power outages have prompted specialist assessments of infrastructure damage.
• Separate drone waves hit the Leningrad region, grounding Pulkovo flights, disrupting mobile internet and injuring one resident while local defenses claimed over ten UAVs downed.