Ukraine says it struck drone depot in Russia's Oryol region

 

Firefighters work at the scene of a Russian drone attack in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region on Dec. 28, 2024. Ukraine says it struck a Russian storage and maintenance depot for drones on Saturday. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AFP)

Ukraine said on Saturday it had struck a storage and maintenance depot for long-range Shahed drones in Russia\’s Oryol region, adding that this had "significantly reduced" Russia\’s ability to launch mass drone attacks on Ukraine.

Ukraine military\’s general staff said in a statement on Telegram the attack took place on Thursday and was conducted by Ukraine\’s air force.

"As a result of the strike, a depot for storage, maintenance and repair of Shahed kamikaze drones, made of several protected concrete structures, was destroyed," it said.

"This military operation has significantly reduced the enemy\’s potential in terms of conducting air raids of strike drones on Ukraine\’s civilian infrastructure."

Moscow has not made any comment on the attack. Russia has regularly launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine throughout its 34-month invasion.

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