SBU and GUR strike at night at military airfield, oil refinery and power substation in Russia

This was reported to hromadske by an informed source.

As noted, the explosions occurred at the Akhtubynsk military airfield in Astrakhan region, at a 500 kV power substation in Rostov region, and at an oil depot in Kalach-on-Don in Volgograd region.

“During the drone attack on the Akhtubynsk military airfield, Russian Telegram channels wrote about the operation of the Pantsyr air defense system and a series of strong explosions. This information was later deleted. This indicates a successful attack, because the Russian authorities usually clean up the information space when important military targets are hit,” the source said.

According to the Mash Telegram channel, at least three UAVs have crashed into the Lukoil-Volgogadneftepererabotka oil refinery in Kalach-on-Don, and the fire is still being extinguished.

On the morning of July 9, Volgograd and Astrakhan airports were closed due to the threat of another Ukrainian drone attack on the region. They do not accept flights for arrival and departure.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian air defense allegedly shot down 38 drones.