Russian air defense equipment (air defense) during the last night destroyed 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a number of regions. This was reported to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Thursday, January 16.
“15 UAVs destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region, seven – over the territory of the Voronezh region, three – over the territory of the Tambov region and two – above the territory of the Kursk region, the report said.
Meanwhile, the Governor of the Voronezh Region Alexander Gusev said that last night, the territory of three regions of the region was attacked by more than 10 UAVs.
According to him, most of the attacks came to the oil depot in the Liskinsky district.
“At the initial stage, the fire extinguishing was complicated by the threat of repeated attacks on the object. Currently with fire on several tanks, reinforced fire calculations are fighting: dozens of units of equipment and two fire trains. Additional forces from two neighboring regions are directed,” Gusev wrote to Gusev in Telegram channel.
there are no victims. There is no threat to the population. The situation will not affect the availability of fuel and lubricants in the Voronezh region, ”he added.
Earlier, the head of the region said that as a result of the fall of several UAVs in one of the districts of the Voronezh region, a fire occurred in the territory of the oil depot.