Ukrainian drones ignite fires at Russian fuel depots
Ukrainian military intelligence drones, HUR, struck a fuel depot in Russia's Tula region. During the attack, there were at least ten strikes, according to media reports citing intelligence sources. Reports have also emerged of an attack on a fuel depot in the Kaluga region.
"At least ten accurate drone strikes were carried out on the oil depot in Tula Oblast on the night of 17-18 January. The source stressed that the Ukrainian-made drones hit the Russian facility thanks to the work of operatives from Defence Intelligence of Ukraine," reported the Ukrainska Pravda portal.
The Tula region is located to the south of Moscow. According to Ukrainian intelligence, there were at least ten strikes there.
"At least ten accurate drone strikes hit an oil depot in the Tula region on the night of January 18. The enemy facility was hit thanks to the work of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine operators and Ukrainian-made drones," the portal Ukrinform reported.
"Despite the fact that Russian media outlets reported on the supposedly successful work of Russian air defence, a large-scale fire broke out at the oil depot," the report highlighted.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, reported on his Telegram channel that a fuel base in the Kaluga region, southeast of Moscow, was also attacked.
"While the Russians are engaged in civilian terror, their military logistics are faltering. Oil storage facilities in the Tula and Kaluga regions of the Russian Federation are burning," he stated, referring to the attack on Kyiv on Saturday morning, which resulted in civilian casualties.
