Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel base in Luhansk Oblast and radar station in Crimea

Anastasia Protz — 2 January, 19:17
Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel base in Luhansk Oblast and radar station in Crimea
A Russian asset being hit. Screenshot from a video

Drones operated by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have struck a Russian fuel and lubricants storage base in the temporarily occupied part of Luhansk Oblast and a radar station in occupied Crimea.

Source: Unmanned Systems Forces

Details: Drone operators from the 1st Centre of Unmanned Systems Forces hit the Russian assets in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory. In Luhansk Oblast, they struck a Russian fuel and lubricants storage base. Operational surveillance systems recorded a large-scale fire. Information about the consequences is being gathered.

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The drones also struck a radar station that was providing airspace surveillance in temporarily occupied Crimea.

The Unmanned Systems Forces noted that its drone units are consistently reducing Russia's ability to continue its aggression against Ukraine.

Background: On the night of 31 December-1 January, Ukraine's defence forces struck a number of assets linked to Russia's military-economic and military infrastructure, particularly the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai and sites in temporarily occupied Donetsk Oblast.

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