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Ukrainian Military Confirms Drone Strike on Russian Oil Depot in Volgograd Region
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Ukrainian Defense Forces have carried out a targeted drone strike on the Zhutovska oil depot located in Russia’s Volgograd region, a facility reportedly used to supply fuel to Russian military units operating in Ukraine. The attack took place overnight on January 10 and was confirmed by Ukraine’s General Staff.
According to an official statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Zhutovska depot—located in the Oktabrsky district of Volgograd region—was hit as part of ongoing operations to degrade Russia’s offensive logistics capacity. The Ukrainian military noted that the level of damage is still being assessed.
In addition to the strike on Russian territory, Ukrainian forces also targeted multiple sites in temporarily Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. These included a drone warehouse belonging to Russia’s 19th Motor Rifle Division in the Zaporizhzhia region and a command center for drone operations near Pokrovsk in Donetsk.
Further attacks were reported in occupied parts of Donetsk region, where Ukrainian forces struck the troop concentration of Russia’s 76th Air Assault Division in the village of Kurakhivka, as well as a command-observation post and control point for units from the same division and Russia’s 41st Army in the town of Hirnyk.
“All cases recorded confirmed strikes by attack UAVs on designated targets,” the General Staff said, adding that Russian losses are currently being verified.
The statement also emphasized that these operations form part of a broader Ukrainian strategy aimed at reducing the military and economic capacity of Russian forces and compelling Russia to halt its aggression.
Russian officials acknowledged a fire at the Zhutovska oil depot, with Volgograd region governor Andrey Bocharov attributing the incident to “falling drone debris.” No casualties were reported, according to his statement.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces reported that drone units inflicted approximately $20 billion in damage to Russian military assets over seven months, conducting over 832,000 sorties and striking more than 168,000 targets—including tanks, artillery, and logistics hubs—both in occupied territories and inside Russia.
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