Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region

DW reported the information.

There was also likely an attack on an oil industry facility in Tatarstan, Russia.

Additionally, a number of Russian military and infrastructure facilities were struck in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. Specifically, in Crimea, the radar station at Gvardeyskoye airfield was damaged, along with a KASTA-2E2 radar system, as well as deployment and launch preparation sites for Iskander-M missile systems and Shahed-type drones.

In the Luhansk region, an oil depot and power substation in Rovenky were hit again. In the Zaporizhzhia region, the Balashivka substation was struck, and in the Donetsk region, a Tor air defense missile system was damaged.

Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have "intercepted and destroyed" 168 Ukrainian drones, including over the Krasnodar, Kaluga regions, and drones allegedly heading toward Moscow.

Update from the General Staff

During the night of January 1st, Ukrainian Defense Forces units carried out strikes on several important enemy targets as part of measures to reduce Russia's military-economic potential. In particular, the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar region was hit, with fires reported after strike drones made direct hits. The Almetyevsk oil preparation facility in the Republic of Tatarstan also came under fire; the results of that attack are still being confirmed.

Furthermore, Defense Forces struck targets in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. A drone storage facility was hit in the Donetsk area, and near the settlement of Shevchenko, a Tor-M2 air defense system was destroyed. A fire was recorded at a fuel and lubricants depot of the enemy's 51st Army near Ilovaisk, and near Avdiivka, a command observation post of an assault unit was struck.

• On the morning of December 31, long-range drones from the Ukrainian Security Service's Special Operations Center Alpha struck the Temp oil depot located in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, Russian Federation.