Tolyattikauchuk Plant in Russia Hit by Drone Attack
Reform.news Editorial Team · 24 October 2026, 11:11
https://reform.news/en/tolyattikauchuk-plant-in-russia-hit-by-drone-attack/Industrial facilities were damaged in Tolyatti, Samara Region, Russia, following a drone attack. According to an OSINT analysis by Astra, the Tolyattikauchuk plant, which produces synthetic rubbers used, among other things, in rocket fuel manufacturing, was hit. Information about the consequences of the attack is still being clarified, Astra reported.
Tolyatti Mayor Ilya Sukhih said the city had come under a massive drone attack. According to preliminary information, there were no fatalities or injuries.
“Damage to industrial facilities has been recorded. Emergency response services are working at the sites,” he wrote.
After examining eyewitness videos, Astra concluded that a fire had broken out on the premises of the Tolyattikauchuk plant at 8 Novozavodskaya Street. Local residents also reported powerful explosions, a street closure, and disruptions to electricity and water supplies. According to their accounts, the strike may also have affected the nearby Tolyatti Thermal Power Plant, although this information has not been confirmed.
The Tolyattikauchuk plant has been part of the Tatneft group since 2019. The facility produces synthetic rubbers, monomers, hydrocarbon fractions and motor gasoline additives. Its synthetic rubbers are also used in the production of solid rocket fuel for tactical and ballistic missiles.
According to the Russian Defence Ministry reported, on the night of October 24, from 20:00 to 08:00, air defence forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 616 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, occupied Crimea and the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Samara Region was among the territories where drone interceptions were reported.
According to Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar reported, more than 80 drones were destroyed or suppressed in the region overnight. In Rostov-on-Don, debris damaged the roof and windows of a maintenance building belonging to Rostovpassazhirtrans, as well as 21 buses. A transformer substation was damaged in Myasnikovsky District, leaving 172 private homes without electricity. Power restoration began later. In Millerovsky District of Rostov Region, one man was injured when drone debris fell. He received medical assistance but declined hospitalisation.