According to the latest data , three people were killed and 39 were injured in the attack.
An ASTRA OSINT expert confirmed the drone attack on the Voronezhsintezkauchuk plant after analyzing Supernova+ footage of the drone’s crash and explosion in Voronezh.
In the recording, the UAV first flies over Voronezh in the area of the plant. A few seconds later, a flash of an explosion is visible on the plant’s territory, and later the sound of an explosion is heard.
Previously, ASTRA geolocated the smoke over the Voronezhsintezkauchuk territory.
The plant annually produces over 385,000 tons of products, which are used, among other things, to manufacture tires for military aircraft and heavy wheeled vehicles, as well as rubber products for armored vehicles and shipbuilding. Synthetic rubber is also used in rocket production. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the plant is involved in the production of solid rocket fuel, which is used, among other things, for ballistic missiles of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system.
Today’s attack marks the third strike in three days against Russian facilities involved in synthetic rubber production. On October 24, ASTRA reported the Togliattikauchuk and Omsk Kauchuk plants had been hit .
Earlier on October 26, the Voronezh Region Governor confirmed damage to “several industrial facilities” where fires broke out
Previously, an ASTRA OSINT expert identified other damaged buildings in Voronezh. Among those hit was the Uritsky residential complex at 135 Uritsky Street . There is no power in the overhead contact line on the Tresvyatskaya-Somovo-Otrozhka-Voronezh railway line. Train service has been suspended .
Putin’s speech about migrants in the EU was not interrupted by an air raid alert on Voronezh television. The first reports of an air raid alert in Voronezh came after the drone attack had begun.
The air raid siren in Voronezh was not working during the drone attack on October 26, 2026, local residents reported to ASTRA. However, after analyzing television broadcasts in the Voronezh region, ASTRA determined that the air raid siren was broadcast on television after the drone strikes began .
The first air raid alerts were broadcast on television only at 5:49 a.m. On Channel One, the warning for regional residents interrupted a report on the restoration of ancient buildings in Ingushetia.
