A drone was detected on CHPP-29 in Elektrostal, a town just outside Moscow, after being launched by workers from an energy company. This development was reported by the Telegram channel Shot, which has been following a series of incidents related to power infrastructure in the region.
According to Shot, the drone was deployed by energy company personnel as a demonstration of a short circuit they wanted to observe and monitor from an aerial vantage point. The intention, as described, was to gain a clearer understanding of the electrical fault and its behavior under drone-assisted scrutiny. The report notes that the team sought permission for the flight, but no agreement could be reached with the CHPP management prior to the maneuver.
Officials cited a technical fault as the primary cause of the short circuit observed in the line overhead infrastructure. The account suggests that the drone flight was framed as a controlled check to analyze how the fault would respond to real-time visual data collection from above the power facility.
Earlier speculation from Shot indicated a UAV, initially unidentified, was noticed immediately after the short circuit near the power lines above the thermal power plant in Elektrostal. In that moment, authorities were alerted as a precaution, given the sensitive nature of utility assets in the area.
Separately, there was a separate report involving a different drone incident where an explosive-laden drone crashed at the Shukhov airfield fence in Belgorod. While not connected to the Elektrostal event, these instances collectively highlight ongoing concerns about drone activity around critical infrastructure across the region. Marked citations are provided where these claims appear in public updates, with attribution to the respective outlets that documented similar drone-related occurrences.