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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,051: massive UKR drone attack [1]
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Date: 2025-01-09
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 7 to 8.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported on January 8 that Russian forces launched 64 Shahed and decoy drones from Oryol, Kursk, and Bryansk oblasts, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai. [56] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 41 drones over Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Kirovohrad oblasts; that 22 decoy drones were “lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference; that three drones returned to Russian airspace; and that one drone flew towards Belarusian airspace as of 0900 local time (adding up to 67 drones). The Kyiv Oblast Military Administration reported on January 8 that debris from downed Russian drones caused minor damage to houses in Kyiv Oblast. [57] Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 41 drones over Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Kirovohrad oblasts Zaporizhia Oblast Military Administration Head Ivan Fedorov reported on January 8 that Russian forces conducted a glide bomb strike against an industrial infrastructure object in Zaporizhzhia City, killing 13 people and injuring at least 63 people. [58]
x x YouTube Video Ukrainian forces struck Russia's state-owned Kombinat Kristal oil storage facility near Engels, Saratov Oblast on the night of January 7 to 8. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the Unmanned Systems Forces struck the oil storage facility and caused a large fire. [1] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the facility provides fuel for the Russian military's Engels-2 Air Base and noted that strike will create logistical issues for Russia's strategic aircraft based at the airfield. Geolocated footage published on January 8 shows a large fire at the storage facility, and Russian sources noted that the fire continued to burn into the morning of January 8. [2] Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin claimed that debris from a falling drone struck an unspecified industrial facility near Engels but later acknowledged that the strike caused a fire in the area. [3]
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces struck Russia's state-owned Kombinat Kristal oil storage facility near Engels, Saratov Oblast on the night of January 7 to 8.
Ukrainian forces struck a command post of the Russian 8th Combined Arms Army (CAA) (Southern Military District [SMD]) on January 8 in occupied Khartsyzk, Donetsk Oblast.
Russian forces advanced in Kursk Oblast, in Toretsk, and near Kurakhove.
Russian forces are increasingly using drones attached to fiber optic cables in Ukraine.
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