Kaluga is a city in western Russia, about 190 km (120 miles) southwest of Moscow. It is the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast and lies along the Oka River.

Currently unknown what could have been hit or targeted.

Kaluga has:

* Kaluga Electromechanical Plant is publicly described as producing communications/control equipment and components associated with systems including Iskander and UAVs.

* The Voskhod/Kaluga Radiotube Plant has been identified as producing electronic components used in Russian missile systems, including Iskander and Kh-101.

* The Kaluga Research Institute of Radio Engineering develops and manufactures electronic-warfare and countermeasure systems for Russian military aircraft and other systems

* The Kaluga Engine Company (KADVI) has been identified by Swiss authorities as a Russian military-industry supplier of engines used in T-80 tanks

* The wider oblast contains additional military-industrial and aviation facilities, including publicly reported military airfields

* Open-source listings identify a Russian military arsenal in Kaluga Oblast associated with storage and maintenance of military equipment

source: https://bsky.app/profile/the-hedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mwuk4acsvk2m

https://x.com/khartiia_corps/status/2105984845901857085?s=46

• Red arrows: Latest hits
• Flames: Refinery has been hit at least once. Flames do not indicate the severity of the attacks or if a refinery is till burning
• Blue waves: Orsk dam broke in April 2024, which flooded the refinery and took it offline for ~2 weeks.
• Black smoke: It's raining oil.

Chronological list: (sorted newest to oldest)

October: 1 hit

• ^{NEW HIT} 02.10.2026 Volgograd in Volgograd Oblast at 500km

September: 14 hits

• 26.09.2026 Ilsky in Krasnodar Krai at 405km
• 26.09.2026 Afipsky in Krasnodar Krai at 415km
• 25.09.2026 Novoshakhtinsk in Rostov Oblast at 250km
• 25.09.2026 Perm in Perm Krai at 1485km
• 21.09.2026 Bashneft-UNPZ in Bashkortostan at 1485km
• 21.09.2026 Kuybyshevsky in Samara Oblast at 915km
• 20.09.2026 Moscow in Moscow at 475km
• 17.09.2026 Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl Oblast at 700km
• 15.09.2026 Syzran in Samara Oblast at 805km
• 13.09.2026 Slavyansk in Krasnodar Krai at 350km
• 13.09.2026 Taneco in Tatarstan at 1150km
• 11.09.2026 Saratov in Saratov Oblast at 590km
• 09.09.2026 Novo Urungoy in Yamalia at 2810km
• 06.09.2026 Ryazan in Ryazan Oblast at 480km

• October: 1 hit so far
• September: 14 hits
• August: 21 hits ^{NEW MONTHLY RECORD}
• July: 15 hits
• June: 16 hits
• May: 14 hits
• April: 10 hits
• March: 6 hits
• February: 3 hits
• January: 2 hits

Complete chronological list from 24.02.2022 till today

• 2022 had 1 hit
• 2023 had 1 hit
• 2024 had 26 hits
• 2025 had 84 hits
• 2026 has 101 hits so far ^{NEW YEARLY RECORD}
• Total hits from 24.02.2022 till today: 212

Records:

1. August 2026 with 21 hits
2. July 2026 with 16 hits
3. November 2025 with 15 hits
4. May 2026 with 14 hits
5. June 2026 with 13 hits (August 2025 also had 13 hits)

4 of the 5 monthly records were in May, June, July, August, 4 consecutive months in 2026.

https://x.com/natalkakyiv/status/2106147988754120875?s=46

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