Ukrainian forces strike Russian drone factory in Taganrog

The General Staff announced this on Telegram.

"On January 13, 2026, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Atlant Aero enterprise (Taganrog, Rostov region, Russian Federation) with Ukrainian-made missiles. This facility conducts the full cycle of design, manufacturing, and testing of Molniya-type strike-reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as the production of components for Orion UAVs for the needs of Russian occupation forces," the military noted.

As a result of the strike, damage was sustained by the final drone assembly workshop, two production facilities, and the enterprise's administrative building.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces also hit an enemy ammunition depot in temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region on the night of January 16. The target was an ammunition depot of a unit from the 76th Air Assault Division in the city of Prymorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.

"A direct hit on the target has been confirmed. The scale of the damage is being clarified," the General Staff added.

• On the night of January 13, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Atlant Aero enterprise in Taganrog, Rostov region, Russian Federation, with Ukrainian-made missiles.