Tula Oblast
At night, drones attacked regions of Russia, Luhansk, and Berdiansk. Moscow reported 613 drones and air defense operations.
In the Tula region, an attack on the Azot chemical plant and a fire were reported. Explosions were also heard in several other Russian regions, and Moscow’s airports restricted operations.
Drones attacked the occupied cities of Luhansk, Mariupol, Berdiansk and Donetsk. Fires, damage to energy facilities and power outages were reported.
A Russian military base caught fire in Berdiansk after explosions, while the lights went out in Luhansk. Air defense was operating in regions of the Russian Federation.
A car exploded in Novomoskovsk, and the driver was killed. Media outlets link the deceased Roman Syromyatnikov to the torture of at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
In Tula Oblast, more than 54 million rubles in social assistance were allocated to military personnel. In St. Petersburg, they plan to cut the budget by 70.2 billion rubles.
Ukraine carried out long-range strikes against defense, oil, and military facilities in six regions of Russia and the Black Sea.
The Defense Forces struck missile-production enterprises, two oil refineries, and two Russian radar stations. Fires were recorded at plants in Perm and Novoshakhtinsk.
Law enforcement officers identified two employees of a penal colony from the Tula region suspected of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kyiv region.
Zelenskyy reported strikes on an enterprise and an oil facility in the Saratov and Volgograd regions. Targets in six regions of the Russian Federation and the Black Sea were also attacked.
In Russia’s Orenburg Region, restrictions on fuel sales have been introduced following a UAV attack on the Orsk Oil Refinery. Vehicles will be refueled based on even and odd numbers, and limits on the amount of fuel have also been introduced.
On the night of August 5, a drone hit the Wildberries sorting center in Aleksin, causing a fire. One person was injured, no fatalities, and evacuation was carried out in advance.
During the attack on August 5, in the city of Aleksin, Tula region, one of the largest Wildberries distribution centers was hit. The fire engulfed a significant part of the complex with an area of 194.5 thousand square meters.
Russian authorities reported a massive drone attack on Moscow and the region, allegedly shooting down 58 drones. According to Telegram channels, UAVs struck the Wildberries logistics complex in the Moscow region.
Russia reported shooting down 389 drones in 13 regions. The NOVATEK plant in the port of Ust-Luga is on fire, and the Belgorod region is without electricity due to missiles.
During the night, Russia reported shooting down 249 drones in various regions. Due to the threat of attacks, the airport in St. Petersburg restricted air traffic.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the interception and destruction of 132 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs from 13:00 to 20:00. The drones were allegedly shot down over 10 regions and occupied Crimea.
JSC "Yefremov Synthetic Rubber Plant" in Russia's Tula region was attacked by drones on the night of December 24. The enterprise is one of the main producers of synthetic rubber in Russia.
On December 14, a drone hit a warship in occupied Feodosia, causing a fire. The consequences of the strike and the extent of the damage remain unknown.
On the night of December 15, drones attacked seven regions of Russia. As a result of the attack, a gas processing plant in Astrakhan was damaged, which produces a significant part of sulfur for the manufacture of explosives.
On the night of December 13, Russia attacked Ukraine with 30 missiles and 465 drones, of which 13 missiles and 417 drones were shot down or suppressed. The main direction of the attack was Odesa region.
On the night of October 30, a number of Russian regions and occupied Crimea were subjected to a UAV attack. Reports indicate damage to railway infrastructure, a school, and an agricultural enterprise, as well as flight delays in Moscow.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that during the past night, 32 unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed over the territory of Russia. The UAVs were shot down over the Belgorod, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Tambov regions and the Republic of Mordovia.
In Russia's Krasnodar Krai, drones reportedly struck the EuroChem-Belorechensk Mineral Fertilizers chemical plant. The incident caused a fire covering an area of 50 square meters, with no casualties reported.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of 34 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod, Kursk, and Tula regions. This comes amid a gasoline shortage in Russia following attacks on oil refineries.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine showed the elimination of a Russian invader in an anti-thermal imager cloak and other enemy equipment. The events are taking place on the Zaporizhzhia and Lyman fronts.
Fighters of the HUR unit "Prymary" destroyed the Utyos-T radar complex, the RT-70 radio telescope, and other targets in occupied Crimea. The demilitarization of the peninsula continues.
Ukrainian intelligence attacked an underground explosives warehouse at a chemical plant in Russia's Tula region. The warehouse stored pyroxylin powder, and local residents heard explosions.