Ukraine Launches Drone Strikes on Moscow, Yaroslavl Refinery, and Luhansk Power Plant, Causing Fires and Blackouts
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow, the Yaroslavl oil refinery, and the Luhansk Thermal Power Plant, causing fires, blackouts, and infrastructure damage. Russian authorities reported anti-aircraft defenses in action and road closures. The IAEA confirmed drone incidents at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under Russian control.
Where Sources Diverge
The bakinski-rabochi and ukrainska-pravda sources report a drone strike in Sevastopol that caused a fire and injuries, while other sources focus on attacks in Yaroslavl and Moscow.
A drone entered a residential building in Sevastopol, causing a fire and two injuries.
Drones attacked Moscow and Yaroslavl, causing blackouts and smoke.
The ukrinform and bloomberg sources report the attack on the Yaroslavl refinery as a strike by Ukrainian drones, while the kyiv-independent and diena sources attribute the fire to a Ukrainian drone strike.
Russia reports drone attacks as oil refinery burns in Yaroslavl.
Ukrainian drones targeted the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl.
A Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at the Jaroslavli oil processing plant.
Sources
Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia, hits Yaroslavl Refinery WION
IAEA says three drone incidents reported at Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant Al Arabiya English
Defense Forces strike oil refinery in Yaroslavl region of Russian Federation Ukrinform
A fire broke out at the Jaroslavli oil processing plant as a result of a Ukrainian drone strike during the night into Thursday, reported by the Telegram channel.
Ukraine Says It Attacked Major Russian Oil Refinery in Yaroslavl Bloomberg.com
Ukrainian drones target Moscow, one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, sparking fire, media reports Apa.az
The target of the attack was the Slavneft-YANOS refinery, one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities, the General Staff said, adding that damage to the refinery was still being assessed.
Russia reports drone attacks as oil refinery burns in Yaroslavl Ukrinform
Drones attacked Moscow, several regions of Russia and the annexed Crimea. In Sevastopol, according to the statement by the Russian-appointed "governor" Mikhail Razvoev, one drone entered the entrance of a five-story residential building, after which a flat caught fire. Two people were injured.
On the morning of August 28, unmanned aerial vehicles attacked Moscow and the Yaroslavl' region of Russia: Russian authorities stated that anti-aircraft defenses were in operation, in the Yaroslavl' region, a section of the M8 highway was blocked, and black smoke was observed in the area of Pavlovsky Posad in Podmoskva.
On the night of August 28, a large-scale blackout occurred on the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. The power outage occurred after an attack by drones on the Luhansk Thermal Power Plant in the city of Shastia.