"Cotton" occurs more and more often on the territory of the air-storage country 

- oil depots, aircraft repair plants and critical infrastructure facilities are under attack.

One of the UAVs during the night attack flew right over the residence of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in Valdai.   

If at the beginning of last year it was loud only mainly in the Belgorod region.

This is already worrying residents of Smolensk, Bryansk, Tula regions and even near St. Petersburg.

TSN.ua

has collected everything that is known about the recent series of attacks on the territory of Russia.

On the night of Sunday, January 21,

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The sounds of explosions, according to reports on social networks and monitoring channels, were heard in Oryol, Tula and Smolensk.

RosZMI stated that "air defense means" destroyed a "Ukrainian drone" over the territory of Smolensk and Tula regions at 23:50.

The local authorities said that there were no injuries or damage.

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Russian publics are full of hot shots from the three regions

Air raid of drones in Smolensk region

On the night of January 21, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported on

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There were allegedly two attacks during which four drones were destroyed.

The first attack was around midnight.

Then one drone was shot down over the Russian region.

Later, the Russians said that around 1:30 a.m. local time, three more drones were shot down over the territory of the Smolensk region.

The occupiers traditionally blame Ukraine for everything.

As "RBK-Ukraine" writes with reference to special services, an aircraft repair plant was attacked in the Smolensk region of Russia.

The enterprise is engaged in the production and repair of weapons, aviation and military equipment.

According to sources, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is behind the attack.

In October 2023, the same plant was attacked by drones - this was also an operation of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense.

It is known from open sources that the Smolensk Aviation Plant produces Kh-59 missiles of various modifications of the "air-to-surface" class.

The Russians often bombard Ukraine with these missiles.

A strike on a defense enterprise in Tula 

In Tula, according to the testimony of local residents, there was an attack on the Shcheglovsky Val defense enterprise.

This is confirmed by "Suspilny" sources in the special services.

The plant, in particular, manufactures anti-aircraft missile systems "Pantsir-S".

According to rosZMI, not all drones were shot down in Tula.

There was a powerful explosion and fire in the Proletarian district of the city, where the Shcheglovsky Val military plant is located.

Attack on oil facilities near St. Petersburg

Russian oil facilities are under attack again.

On the night of January 21 , two explosions occurred as a result of drone strikes at the Novatek

in the Kingisepp district of the Leningrad region of Russia .

Before the attacks, local residents heard the sound of drones.

According to the Russian Telegram channels, at approximately 00:30 the air defense forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation notified all relevant authorities about the appearance of two unmanned aerial vehicles flying in the direction of St. Petersburg.

However, they could not be defeated for more than three hours.

Around three o'clock in the morning, the drones changed their route and headed towards the Kingisepp district of the Leningrad Region, roughly along the Ust-Luga River.

Around 3:20 a.m. they attacked the Novatek terminal.

According to eyewitnesses, during the UAV attacks on the terminal in the Leningrad Region, there was loading of eight vessels flying the flags of Panama, Malta, Liberia, Gabon, Greece, the Marshall Islands, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong. 

Consecutive strikes on an oil depot in the Bryansk region

The governor of the Bryansk region, Oleksandr Bogomaz, said that on the night of January 19, a drone was planted in

, which tried to attack the objects located there.

However, the drone managed to drop the ammunition at the oil depot in Klintsy.

There were no casualties, but oil tanks caught fire at the facility.

However, the very next day, January 20, loud explosions rang out again at the same oil depot

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that "air defense destroyed a Ukrainian drone" over the Bryansk region.

after the destruction of the Ukrainian drone over the Klintsovsky district, there is no more.

It is interesting that the Russians did not have time to curb the consequences of the previous "arrival", as the next attack took place.

Yes, the oil depot, which was hit earlier, burned for two days in a row.

Drones attacked a powder factory in the Bryansk region

On the night of January 19, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs organized another special operation on the territory of Russia with the help of Ukrainian drones.

Drones attacked

According to sources, the consequences of the attack on the powder factory are being clarified.

The oil base in St. Petersburg is under attack

On January 18, for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the downing of a drone over the Leningrad region.

The wreckage of the UAV was discovered on the territory of JSC

Russian sources indicate that the infrastructure of the port was not damaged, and there were no casualties.

The wreckage of the drone may also be in the Gulf of Finland, which is 5 km from the terminal.

It was preliminarily established that the drone was of an aircraft type with a wingspan of 6 m and a piston engine.

The drone attack on an oil depot in Russia's Leningrad Region is a special operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.

It is about the GUR operation "with the involvement of modern Ukrainian means".

Currently, data collection is ongoing, however, it is already known about confirmed hits on targets.

According to the sources, from now on the military facilities of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region are "within the reach of Ukrainian forces."

Weapons are of domestic production

Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, said that

hit an oil depot in the Leningrad Region (Russia) .

They flew more than 1,200 kilometers.

He noted that Ukraine has already demonstrated the ability to manufacture UAVs, the cost of which starts at $350.

This technique can really fly quite long distances.

"It's made in Ukraine. Yes, we hit the target tonight, and this thing flew exactly 1,250 kilometers that night," Kamyshin said.

The UAV flew directly over Putin's residence in Valdai 

During the attack on the oil depot in St. Petersburg, which happened on the night of January 18, one of

of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

It is known that the residence of the dictator Vladimir Putin and the surrounding area is particularly actively covered by Russian air defense.

But the RBC-Ukraine source emphasized that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are constantly working on improving the technical capabilities of drones, which allows them to reach Russian rear regions.

Budanov about strikes in Russia's rear

The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo

the recent strikes on critical objects on the territory of Russia.

"We do not anticipate drastic changes in the near future. Everything we have done, we will continue to do," said the head of the GUR.