Overview
- Regional officials reported that a Ukrainian drone attack set several storage tanks alight at an oil depot in the Starooskolsky urban district.
- Emergency services extinguished the blaze the same day, deploying EMERCOM equipment and fire trains to contain it.
- Two airplane‑type drones were shot down over the district during the night of January 7, according to the regional operational headquarters.
- The governor said claims of hazardous air pollution in Stary Oskol were false and labeled circulating posts as fake.
- Authorities called on residents to rely on official channels for information, warning about deceptive messages spreading on social networks and messengers.