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Reported use of steel-cutting drone warhead against Ukrainian power pylon

Status: published

Ukrainian defense technology adviser Serhii Beskrestnov reported that Russian forces struck a high-voltage power pylon using a new drone warhead configured to cut steel, coinciding with power outages across three regions. The munition is described as carrying a 40-kilogram main charge alongside four additional destructive modules intended to sever structural infrastructure. The extent of the physical damage and whether the outages were directly caused by this specific munition remain unconfirmed.

Category: power-grid-anomaly · Location: Ukraine

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Global Events Monitor. Reported use of steel-cutting drone warhead against Ukrainian power pylon. 2026-10-01T08:08:20.083Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4218. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/4218/revision/8041166866df389fd574a91f850cd4833912a4e2baa87b19bddd6fe0e20f25f1

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