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ASTRA: Drone strike damages residential building in Russia’s Dzerzhinsk PHOTO / VIDEO

19 August 2026 09:00

A residential apartment building in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region, was damaged in a drone attack overnight on August 19, according to an OSINT analysis by ASTRA.

Eyewitnesses posted photos and video footage showing damage to a residential building following the reported drone strike.

An OSINT expert identified the building as part of the Molodezhny Deluxe residential complex at 88A Tsiolkovsky Avenue in Dzerzhinsk.

The available footage did not allow analysts to determine the direction from which the drone approached.

No further details about casualties or the extent of the damage were provided in the information available.

By Sabina Mammadli

Caliber.Az

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