ATESH Sabotage Targets Critical Military Sites in St. Petersburg, Causing Telecom Disruptions

Agents of the ATESH partisan movement have successfully carried out a sabotage operation in one of St. Petersburg’s key districts, which hosts multiple strategic military and defense-related sites.

According to the movement on February 5, near one of these locations, a technical module of a telecommunications tower was destroyed, causing significant disruptions in its operation.

The incident took place in an area that houses several critical facilities, including the OAO “Repair Plant for Radioelectronic Equipment 'Luch'”, the Federal Security Service Institute of Russia, and various military units and training centers affiliated with the Russian Navy and the Main Rocket and Artillery Directorate.

Additionally, as reported by ATESH, tthe district is home to the Novosibirsk Cartridge Factory and a branch of the “Kometa” Corporation, a scientific and production center supporting Russia’s defense sector. The concentration of such key facilities in this area makes it a critical hub of military and security infrastructure.

“Disruption of communications in such a node directly affects data transmission, command, and coordination, even far beyond the frontlines. The deep rear is no longer a guarantee of security,” ATESH concluded.

ATESH continues to undermine Russian efforts in its war by targeting key military production facilities. The resistance movement also carried out a sabotage operation at a defense-related plant in Russia, partially halting the operations of a facility that produces weapons and heavy equipment for the Russian army.

On January 28, ATESH reported that the operation took place in Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurtia, where a transformer substation supplying power to critical workshops of the BUMMASH metallurgical plant was set on fire and rendered inoperable.

The movement explained that BUMMASH is a crucial component of Russia's military-industrial complex, providing blanks and special alloys used in the production of weapons and heavy military equipment. The damage to the substation temporarily halted production at one of the strategic plants in the area.

Earlier, ATESH disrupted a railway in the Belgorod region, obstructing the transport of ammunition, fuel, and other logistical supplies destined for Russian troops.

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