Her raid of Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles caused a fire early in the morning, while a leak was also found in a fuel storage facility in Smalenskin the western part of the Russian territory, the governor announced, without mentioning any casualties.

“Air defense systems of the Russian Ministry of Defense repelled an attack by Ukrainian drones in the Yarcheva region”, about three hundred kilometers from the border with Ukraine, Vassily Anokhin noted via Telegram.

“According to preliminary information, the carcass of one of the drones fell into the vicinity of an oil storage facility, which caused a ‘fuel leak’ and a ‘fire,'” he added.

Emergency services are assessing the situation, added Mr. No, without talking about victims.

In total, 68 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed overnight by Russian air defenses, including 10 in Shmalensk, which neighbors Belarus, according to the daily tally of the Defense Ministry in Moscow.

In response to Moscow’s frequent bombings, Kiev now launches almost daily drone strikes, particularly against military and energy targets, on Russian soil.

In mid-December, Ukraine announced that it had hit an oil facility in Russia’s Ariol region. Local authorities confirmed that there was a “massive attack” with drones.