In the early hours of Saturday, January 18, strike drones targeted the Tula region of Russia. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out at an oil depot in the area. This was reported by the governor of Tula region, Dmitry Milyaev.
According to Russian Telegram channels, the oil depot located in the city of Uzlovaya was hit. Governor Dmitry Milyaev reported that there was a fire in a "tank containing fuel and lubricants." A video of the attack has surfaced online. A local resident stated that the drone struck the facility at 02:28 (local time).
Warning! The video contains explicit language!
Sources from “Suspilne” indicate that the oil depot was attacked by drones from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. At least ten explosions were heard on the premises.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have shot down 46 strike drones. Eighteen UAVs were reportedly destroyed over the Bryansk region, eleven over Kursk, seven over Kaluga, five over Tula, three over Belgorod, and two UAVs over Voronezh.
Additionally, it was noted that on the night of January 18, drones also attacked an oil depot in the city of Lyudinovo in the Kaluga region, where a fire also broke out.