Ukrainian forces strike Smensk Aviation Plant, oil depot in Voronezh region – General Staff

As reported by Ukrinform, this was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.

For the second time this week, drones of the Ukrainian Special erations Forces struck the Liskinskaya oil depot in Voronezh region, this time at night on January 21.

As a result of the strike carried out in coordination with other components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, fuel tanks supplying the occupying forces are on fire.

The facility belongs to one of Russia's largest state-owned corporations, Rosneft.

In addition, Ukraine’s Defense Forces, including the unmanned systems and Special erations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hit the infrastructure of the Smensk Aviation Plant in Smensk region, Russia, where military aircraft are being modernized and produced. Explosions have been recorded at the aviation plant.

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The strikes on the Russian forces command points continue. In particular, a strike was carried out on the command post of the 29th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied city of Vnovakha, Donetsk region. There is information about explosions and smoke in the target area.

The results of the strikes are being clarified, the General Staff added, noting that the targeted and systematic combat erations aimed at increasing the effect of sanction pressure on key Russian occupiers’ sites will continue until Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine ceases.

As reported by Ukrinform, at night on January 16, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Liskinskaya oil depot in Voronezh region.

Additionally, on January 21, Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, confirmed the attack on the Smensk Aviation Plant, which is invved in the production and modernization of Russian military aircraft, including the Su-25 assault aircraft.