Ukrainian drones penetrate Russian defenses, hit key sites
Ukrainian drones have once again breached Russian air defense systems and reached their targets. This time, they struck an ammunition depot in the Rostov region and a fuel depot in the Oryol region.
On Sunday, Ukrainian drones hit a large fuel depot in Russia's Oryol region, causing a fire, as reported by Reuters, citing Russian regional authorities.
Explosions in Russia: Drones reach their targets
The governor of the Oryol region, Andrei Klychkov, wrote on Telegram that the fire occurred at a fuel depot in the village of Stalnoy Kon, but it has already been extinguished.
According to this source, Russian forces shot down 20 drones that were intended to attack "fuel and energy infrastructure facilities."
The independent Russian channel Astra on Telegram published a video describing an explosion at the fuel depot.
The Ukrainian army earlier reported that on December 14, it attacked a terminal in Stalnoy Kon with drones, causing a significant fire.
Russian Telegram channels also published a video showing the moment of the ammunition depot's detonation near Novocherkassk in Russia's Rostov region.
This depot likely belongs to the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces, which is conducting an offensive towards the city of Kurakhove.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its air defense system allegedly shot down 42 drones overnight over five regions.
Massive attacks on Ukraine
A few days ago, Russia launched extensive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday in Brussels that his country has requested 19 additional air defense systems to protect Ukraine's power grid. He added that without these systems, Ukraine could lose 4 or 5 gigawatts of electricity due to Russian attacks.
