Key facts
- Ukrainian drones reportedly targeted the Hydrostalkonstruktsiya steel fabrication factory in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast.
- An electric substation in Feodosia, Crimea, was also struck by drones, leading to a blackout.
- These incidents are part of a recent intensification of Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure.
- Previous day's strikes in Belgorod resulted in 12 injuries and fires.
- Strikes in Rostov-on-Don on July 27 killed two people and injured five.
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a steel fabrication plant in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, and an electric substation in Feodosia, Crimea, on July 28, 2026. The attack on the substation in Feodosia resulted in a widespread blackout in the city. Russian air defenses were reportedly engaged during the strike on the Hydrostalkonstruktsiya steel fabrication factory.
These incidents are part of a recent escalation in Ukrainian strikes targeting infrastructure within Russia and occupied territories. The previous day, Ukrainian drones hit Belgorod and cities in southern Russia. In Belgorod, 12 people were injured, and a residential building and 15 cars were set ablaze. Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slyusar reported that two people were killed and five injured in Rostov-on-Don, with warehouses and several homes damaged by fire. President Volodymyr Zelensky later confirmed that Ukrainian drones had struck an export terminal on Rostov Oblast's Black Sea coast.