Voronezh Drone Raids Ignite Aviation Plant and Rubber Facility, Governor Reports 113 Shot Down

Fires erupted at the Voronezhsintezkauchuk rubber plant and the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association during a drone barrage over Voronezh on the night of October 25 into October 26. Ukrainian OSINT channels Supernova+ and Exilenova+ reported that the Voronezhsintezkauchuk plant, part of the Sibur group, and VASO, which builds the Ilyushin Il-96 airliner, were struck.

Aleksandr Gusev, governor of Voronezh Oblast, told Interfax that air defense units brought down more than 70 drones over Voronezh city itself. Counting the wider urban area and several districts of the oblast, the total reached 113 intercepts.

Gusev reported fires at a business centre, an apartment building, two dacha settlements, a school stadium, and a garage cooperative. He said damage to facades and windows was recorded in nearly every district of the city. He described the incidents as occurring without significant consequences, an assessment that differs from damage reported by other observers and local media.

Russian outlet Astra reported a drone hit the Galereya Chizhova business centre at 35A Koltsovskaya Street and published video of the explosion. Astra also identified blast sites near buildings on 52A 25th Yanvarya Street and 4K Arkhitektora Troitskovo Street from photos and video, and documented damage at the Uritsky residential complex on 135 Uritskovo Street. At a car park on 275/1 45th Strelkovoy Divizii Street, at least ten vehicles burned.

Residents told Astra they heard explosions and air defense fire for more than an hour. Smoke covered the city during the engagement, and residents said no formal air-raid warning had been issued before the strikes. Local authorities are assessing damage to public and property across Voronezh.