Drones attacked Rostov Oblast in Russia on the night of 4-5 January. Debris from the downed drones damaged residential buildings and cars in several settlements in the oblast. Source: Yury Slyusar, acting governor of Rostov Oblast Details: Slyusar said that the drone debris fell in the city of Taganrog and the village of Novobessergenovka in the Neklinovsky district.

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that 32 drones were downed over seven Russian oblasts and the Sea of Azov. Source: Russian Defence Ministry Details: The Russian Defence Ministry said 11 UAVs were allegedly destroyed over Saratov Oblast,

Russian state newspaper Izvestia says one of its freelance reporters has been killed in a drone strike near the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Moscow has accused Ukraine's military of deliberately targeting Alexander Martemyanov.

Yury Slyusar, acting governor of Russia's Rostov Oblast, said that on the night of 18-19 December the region was allegedly targeted by 7 drones. A fire at the local oil refinery was later reported on social media.

Three law enforcement officers were injured when the Russians launched an attack on the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast using their latest Molniya drone at around 12:00 on 6 January. Source: Oleh Syniehubov,

Russian military bloggers are increasingly writing about the low effectiveness of tank attacks conducted by units fighting in Ukraine. Some even claim that tank offensives have become "suicide missions" for the crews.

In five regions of Russia, air defense forces and systems were active on the night of January 5. According to the Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country, over 60 drones were destroyed in these regions,