Contents tagged with Smolensk
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Unprecedented drone attack on Smolensk: Ukrainian strikes reveal vulnerabilities in Russian air defenses
In what is being described as the most powerful air raid since the war began, Russian media outlets express shock over the scale of a drone assault targeting Smolensk. According to Russian sources, last night's drone attacks on Smolensk and its surrounding region represent the most intense to date during this ongoing conflict. Reports from Russian media detail that, on the night of January 23, Ukrainian drones struck both an oil refinery and an aviation plant in Smolensk. Russian air defenses …
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Smolensk region causing fuel depot fire
Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked the Yartsevsky District in the Smolensk region, according to a statement by regional governor Vasily Anokhin on his Telegram channel. Anokhin detailed that the UAVs were suppressed by air defense systems, but debris from one fell onto an oil depot. "This resulted in a fuel spill and the ignition of lubricants," Anokhin noted.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on the night of December 31, Russian air defenses destroyed 68 drones. This included 25 …
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Ukrainian drones strike oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region
Ukrainian drones have struck two oil depots in the Smolensk region of Russia overnight into Wednesday, according to a report by Interfax-Ukraine, citing an informed source.
"During the night, Rosneft lost two fuel storage and transfer sites in Yartsevo and Razdoryovo in the Smolensk region of Russia," the source said.
It is claimed that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) orchestrated the strikes.
"These depots contained 26 thousand cubic meters of Russian fuel. Following powerful …