Ukraine Strikes Russian Missile Fuel Plant, Oil Depot and Yandex Data Center as Moscow Claims 505 Drones Downed

Ukrainian drones struck a chemical plant producing fuel for Russian cruise missiles, an oil depot near Belgorod and infrastructure in Kaluga Oblast overnight on Oct. 9, Russian officials and Ukrainian monitoring channels reported. In Tver Oblast, drones hit the Redkino Experimental Plant, sparking a fire. The facility is the region’s largest chemical enterprise, the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The targeted facility manufactures Decylin-M, a specialized rocket fuel component used in Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, as well as fuel additives for diesel and aviation kerosene, Kyiv Post sources within the SBU said in February, following the first strike on the enterprise. Both missile types are among Russia’s primary long-range weapons used in strikes on Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure. Regional Governor Vitaly Korolev said the fire had been extinguished and plant employees had been evacuated to a shelter. No workers were injured, he added. Oil depot fire reported near Belgorod In Belgorod Oblast, two people were killed and four others, including a child, were injured when shells struck private homes in the Belgorod district, the regional operational headquarters said. Following the attack, NASA’s FIRMS satellite monitoring system detected a fire at an oil depot north of Belgorod, Exilenova+ reported. The depot supplies fuel to industrial and agricultural enterprises and gas stations across the region, according to its website. Other Topics of Interest US, Ukrainian Delegations to Discuss Peace in Miami as Trump’s Envoys May Return to Moscow Washington hopes to break the deadlock with proposals for an energy and grain ceasefire as Ukraine braces for a difficult winter. Yandex data center damaged in Kaluga A Yandex data center in Kaluga was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, marking the second consecutive day that the Russian technology company’s data centers have come under attack, RBC-Russia reported, citing the company’s press service. Several modules at the Kaluga facility were completely disabled, potentially disrupting some services, Yandex said. On Oct. 8, Ukrainian drones struck another Yandex data center in Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, where servers host services used by the company and its clients. Operations at that facility were completely halted. Kaluga Oblast Governor Vladislav Shapsha said nine people were injured in the overnight attacks across the region, five of whom were hospitalized. Drones targeted four municipal districts and the regional capital, Kaluga. Shapsha said the drones struck what he described as the city’s “infrastructure.” Private homes were also damaged in two municipal districts and in Kaluga. Russian air defenses intercepted 26 drones over the region, according to Shapsha. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 505 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight over 19 Russian regions, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas. The ministry reported drone activity over Kaluga, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Tula, Tver, Smolensk and Moscow oblasts, as well as Krasnodar Krai and Tatarstan. Alisa is the Head of News and a correspondent at Kyiv Post, where she leads the newsroom’s coverage of breaking events and global developments. With over seven years of experience in TV journalism, Alisa has reported on international and Ukrainian politics, making complex stories easier to understand. Back in September 2022, Alisa joined the Kyiv Post team.