Russian defense conglomerate Rostec launches mass production of mobile power substations for outages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes

Rostec has launched mass production of mobile power substations, the state-owned conglomerate announced in a post on its Telegram channel headlined “Energy Ambulance in Case of a Blackout.”The units are mounted on wheeled platforms, support different voltage classes, and are adapted to operate in any climate, Rostec said.The company explicitly said that the systems could be “especially needed amid the risk of large-scale outages caused by drone attacks.”Ukrainian drone attacks damaged power grids 467 times in the first 10 months of 2025, according to calculations by Novaya Gazeta Europe. Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, saw the most incidents. No precise figures for 2026 are publicly available; the authorities do not release the data.In 2026, drone attacks on energy infrastructure expanded significantly in both geographic reach and scale. Since June, power outages have been reported constantly throughout Russian-annexed Crimea.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.