Drone strikes in Sudan’s ongoing conflict have killed at least 21 people and caused widespread power outages across several eastern states, according to medical sources, witnesses, and officials.

On Monday evening, a drone hit a market in Nyala, the main stronghold of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in western Darfur. The strike occurred around 8:00 p.m. local time in a market area frequented by young men, including RSF fighters. Medical personnel at Nyala Hospital reported 21 deaths and more than 40 injuries resulting from the attack.

The following day, the RSF targeted the Al Markhiyat transformer station with drones, disrupting electricity supply to extensive areas of Khartoum and Al Jazira states. This incident followed a coordinated series of RSF drone attacks a day earlier that disabled six power stations, leaving millions of residents in Al Jazira, White Nile, Sennar, and Gedaref states without electricity.

The drone strikes are part of a wider pattern in the conflict, which has increasingly involved sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicles used by both sides. These attacks have caused significant civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. According to United Nations figures, more than 300 people were killed and hundreds injured by drone strikes across Sudan in the first three weeks of October alone.

The ongoing conflict between Sudan’s military forces and the RSF continues to escalate, with drones playing a central role in the hostilities. The repeated attacks on civilian areas and critical infrastructure underscore the war’s growing impact on the country’s population and essential services.