Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone strike on Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, causing explosions and a fire at the Ust-Luga oil port, which handles significant oil exports, and hitting energy infrastructure. Authorities confirmed firefighters are battling the blaze at the Baltic Sea port in what is described as the largest drone attack of the year.
Fighters from the special unmanned aerial systems unit Lasar's Group of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed a Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system in Russia's Belgorod region.
Ukrainian forces have successfully carried out a series of precise strikes against Russian targets in occupied territories and the Belgorod region, hitting command posts, ammunition depots, and troop concentrations.
The Belgorod region in Russia has experienced recurring outages of electricity, water, and heating since January, attributed to ongoing cross-border drone and missile attacks from Ukraine.
Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced the use of armored vehicles for food deliveries in drone-struck border areas, describing the effort as a "military operation."
The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of Russian military facilities, including a drone control point in the Belgorod region and other enemy targets in temporarily occupied territories.
Ukrainian forces during the night hit key energy and logistics facilities in Russian-controlled territory – a thermal power plant in the Belgorod region and an oil depot in occupied Luhansk.
A "massive" Ukrainian missile attack caused serious damage to the energy infrastructure and disrupted electricity, heat, and water supply in Russia's Belgorod region, located at the border.
A civilian was killed when a Ukrainian drone struck his vehicle in the border town of Grayvoron in Russia's Belgorod region, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed a Russian S-400 'Triumf' air defense system in Russia's Belgorod region, an asset estimated to be worth $1 billion.
The governor of Russia's Belgorod region acknowledges local resentment towards authorities due to frequent power and utility outages caused by cross-border strikes from Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces are reportedly targeting energy infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod region, causing the city of 300,000 residents to freeze, in retaliation for Russian air attacks on Ukraine.
