Belgorod Traffic Lights Go Dark After Drone Strike on 110 kV Substation at Belgorod Power Plant

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck an electrical substation on the grounds of the Michurinskaya thermal power plant in Russia’s Belgorod on the morning of July 3, according to OSINT community Exilenova+, which published photos and videos of the fire.

A missile alert had been declared in the region before the strike. Local residents later reported explosions, as well as power and water supply disruptions in several parts of the city.

According to Astra, the fire broke out at an 110 kV substation located on the territory of the Michurinskaya thermal power plant.

Belgorod regional authorities confirmed an attack on the region. The local operational headquarters also reported that “a fire broke out on the territory of an infrastructure facility.” Officials said energy infrastructure sites had sustained serious damage.

Russian media outlet Astra reported that traffic lights went out on central streets in Belgorod after the strike. Traffic controllers were deployed at intersections, while authorities said they expected to restore water and electricity supplies by the end of the day.

The Michurinskaya thermal power plant has been attacked more than once before. One strike took place in February, when the facility reportedly suffered serious damage and was temporarily knocked out of service.

The plant mainly supplies power to production sites and administrative buildings of the Belenergomash-BZEM plant and is not part of Belgorod’s municipal heating system.

Belenergomash-BZEM specializes in producing equipment for Russia’s energy, oil and gas, petrochemical, and nuclear industries.

According to the company’s website, the Michurinskaya thermal power plant has an electric capacity of 24.2 MW and a thermal capacity of 80 Gcal per hour.

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Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy authorised a 40-day strategic operation led by the Security Service of Ukraine to increase pressure on Moscow and undermine its ability to continue the war.

Earlier, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces reported a series of long-range drone strikes targeting Russian energy, logistics, and military infrastructure across occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine, including the Hlibivske underground gas storage facility on the Tarkhankut Peninsula, radar stations, fuel transport assets, and military command posts.

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