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Ukrainian HIMARS Rockets Strike Belgorod, Causing Blackouts

9/29/2025

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On September 28, 2025, Ukrainian HIMARS rockets reportedly struck the Belgorod Combined Heat and Power plant near Belgorod, Russia, causing outages.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed damage to critical infrastructure and major outages across the region, including a citywide blackout.
The Luch substation was hit, and blackouts were reported in Stary Oskol and Gubkin. Ukraine has not publicly commented.

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On September 28, 2025, Ukrainian HIMARS rockets reportedly struck the Belgorod Combined Heat and Power plant near Belgorod, Russia, causing outages.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed damage to critical infrastructure and major outages across the region, including a citywide blackout.
The Luch substation was hit, and blackouts were reported in Stary Oskol and Gubkin. Ukraine has not publicly commented.