Overview
- Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said multiple tanks ignited at the Stary Oskol oil depot after a drone attack overnight on January 7.
- An anonymous source in Ukraine’s SBU said drones struck the 100th GRAU ammunition depot in Kostroma, triggering secondary detonations.
- The same SBU source attributed the Kostroma and Lipetsk oil‑depot strikes to the SBU’s Alpha unit, with videos on social media showing fire and smoke.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reported shooting down 360 Ukrainian drones, without specifying where the interceptions occurred.
- Ukraine’s drone forces reported intercepting a Russian drone fitted with a portable air‑defense missile, and ISW assessed the system could threaten helicopters and jets.