'Hot night'. Ukrainian military reports consequences of massive drone attack across Russia

As a result of a joint special operation by the SBU and the Defense Forces, the following were hit:

• Aleksin Chemical Plant (Tula Oblast, Russia) — a large fire was recorded after the operation of SBU drones;
• ammunition depots (FAB, KAB, cruise missiles) at the Engels airfield (Saratov Oblast) — SBU drones reached their targets, a fire broke out;
• Saratov Oil Refinery — a large-scale fire was recorded;
• Bryansk Chemical Plant - direct missile hits on the facility and a large fire with subsequent detonations were recorded.

According to the USF, the Bryansk Chemical Plant in the town of Seltso produces gunpowder, explosives, and components for rocket fuel, including ammunition for barrel artillery, MLRS, aviation, Kh-59 cruise missiles, TOS-1 Tosochka weapons, Zemledeliye remote mine-laying systems, and also carries out major repairs of Grad, Uragan, and Tornado-G MLRS.

The Engels-2 military airfield is home to Tu-95MS and Tu-160 aircraft of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Air Division. According to the 14th Separate UAV Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces, tanks with rare aviation fuel for Tu-160 bombers, which Russia uses in the war against Ukraine, caught fire again as a result of the damage on the territory of the Kristall oil depot.

According to the Astra Telegram channel, at least three facilities were attacked overnight in Russia’s Tula Oblast: the Aleksin Chemical Plant, Tulachermet, and the Aleksin CHPP. A soldier was injured.

In addition, there were reports of an attack on facilities in Tatarstan: a fire was recorded in the area of the Kazan Orgsintez enterprise and at the base of Gazprom Liquefied Gas LLC. Three tanks with liquefied hydrocarbon gas are burning there.

In general, according to Russian media, the massive attack lasted from the evening of January 13 and throughout the night. The Russian Federation claims that in total, drones attacked 12 regions of the Russian Federation, and the air defense shot down more than 100 UAVs.

The airports of Penza, Ulyanovsk, Kazan and Saratov were closed, and restrictions were imposed on the aircraft at the airports of Kaluga (Grabtsevo) and Tambov (Donskoye).

"This operation became a model of coordination between intelligence, missile forces, rocket artillery and unmanned systems. Drones successfully distracted the attention of Russian air defense, opening the way for missiles that accurately hit the main targets. And long-range UAVs destroyed substations and other important infrastructure after the missile strike," the military said.

According to the USF, the operation was attended by military personnel from the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, the Security Service of Ukraine, and other components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.