Key facts
- Pro-Ukrainian partisans claimed to have sabotaged an electric substation in Taganrog, Russia.
- The substation reportedly supplied power to the 'Atlant-Aero' defense plant.
- The plant is involved in the production of various drones and components for military systems.
- The Atesh group stated the sabotage disrupted production and caused an emergency shutdown.
- The Kyiv Independent could not immediately verify the claims.
Pro-Ukrainian partisans claimed on June 20, 2026, to have sabotaged an electric substation in the southern Russian city of Taganrog, disrupting power to a military plant. The Atesh group, which regularly targets Russian military infrastructure, stated that the damaged substation supplied the 'Atlant-Aero' defense plant.
According to Atesh, the 'Atlant-Aero' facility is involved in the full production cycle of 'Molniya' strike-reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), produces components for 'Orion' systems, and creates control systems for first-person view (FPV) drones. The group asserted that the sabotage halted the stable operation of production lines, preventing the assembly of unmanned systems and the manufacturing of electronics for new drone batches.