Day 1063 of the war began with an extensive drone attack launched by Russia during the night. However, none of the drones hit their target. Russia also launched four ballistic missiles, but Kiev did not announce what happened to them.
During the night, Russian troops bombed the Nikopol district twice, and in the morning targeted the city of Dnipro. The attacks only caused material damage.
Meanwhile, the early hours of the day were more eventful in Russia. A Ukrainian drone attack targeted the aircraft factory in Smolensk in the west of the country, where a fire broke out. The anti-aircraft defense intercepted ten drones in this region, and the remnants of the destroyed targets caused fires on the ground and on building rooftops.
Furthermore, the crash of a drone in the vicinity of a petrol depot in the Voronej region, located on the border with Ukraine, caused a new fire at this already burning facility for six days after a similar Ukrainian strike.
The Russian army announced that last night it shot down 55 Ukrainian drones over six regions of the country. Due to Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian aviation authorities briefly suspended operations at airports in the cities of Kazan and Ulyanovsk on the Volga.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that we must not deceive ourselves: Russia will pose a security challenge for Europe and the world for a long time.
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### Situation on the Front
– **Ineffective Drone Attack** – Russia launched 131 drones last night, but none hit their target. 72 drones were shot down in 16 Ukrainian regions, and 59 decoy drones disappeared from radar, announced the Ukrainian Air Force. Some institutions, buildings, and houses were damaged in the Poltava and Cherkasy regions. The Russian army also launched four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, but Kiev did not specify if they were neutralized.
– **Bombardment in Dnipro** – A man was injured, and several houses and the headquarters of a transport company in Dnipro were damaged in the morning during a Russian troop bombardment, according to Serhii Lisak, the head of the regional military administration, cited by Ukrainska Pravda. He stated that the attack continued throughout the morning in the region, with several explosions heard in the city center.
– **Two Attacks in Nikopol** – The Russians bombed the Nikopol district twice during the night, hitting the town of Chervonohryhorivka and the city of Pokrovsk, using heavy artillery. No casualties were reported. Serhii Lisak wrote on Telegram that Ukrainian forces shot down seven Russian drones in the region last night.
### What’s Happening in Russia
– **Aircraft Factory Hit by Drones** – A Ukrainian drone attack targeted the aircraft factory in Smolensk last night, in western Russia, causing a fire, as reported by the independent news channel Astra, cited by Kyiv Independent. Regional authorities confirmed the attack but did not mention the factory. Smolensk is located less than 60 km east of the border between Russia and Belarus and about 270 km north of Ukraine. The factory is involved in the production and modernization of the Su-25 military aircraft, said Andrii Kovalenko, the head of counter-disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.
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– **Anti-Aircraft Fire Hits City Buildings** – According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, anti-aircraft defense intercepted ten drones in the Smolensk region. The governor of the Smolensk region, Vasilii Anokin, announced that the fallen drone debris caused fires on the ground and rooftops. „Windows of residential buildings were also damaged,” he said. At least two high-rise buildings were damaged in the attack, according to the Russian Telegram channel Shot. No casualties were reported, but social media images showed anti-aircraft fire directed towards city buildings.
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– **Petrol Depot Ablaze** – The crash of a drone at a petrol depot in the Voronezh region, on the border with Ukraine, caused a new fire at this already burning facility for six days after a similar Ukrainian strike, Governor Aleksandr Gusev reported on Telegram. According to the Russian site RBC, a Rosneft oil depot in Liski was hit, where the fire caused by the Ukrainian attack on January 15 was not extinguished. The regional governor stated that there were no injuries and no threat to residents. „Firefighters and emergency services will resume efforts to contain the flames as soon as the situation allows,” he added.
– **Destroyed Drones** – The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that anti-aircraft defense shot down 55 Ukrainian drones over six regions of the country last night, with 22 over the Bryansk region, bordering Ukraine. The other drones were downed over the Rostov (12), Smolensk (10), Voronezh (6), Saratov (4), and Kursk (1) regions. Due to Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian aviation authorities briefly suspended operations at airports in the cities of Kazan and Ulyanovsk on the Volga.
– **Alert in Orenburg** – Authorities in the closed city of Komarovski in the Orenburg region, where Russia’s strategic missile forces base is located, urged residents to take shelter due to a possible drone attack, as reported by Kommersant, cited by Reuters.
### Other Relevant Information
– **Paris Wants More than US Arms** – French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros spent on European military budgets should not only be used to buy American weapons, pushing for more investments in domestic defense industries. Details [HERE](https://spotmedia.ro/stiri/eveniment/in-timp-ce-trump-depunea-juramantul-macron-avertizeaza-europa-ca-nu-se-poate-baza-doar-pe-armele-sua).
– **Macron Warns Against Deception** – Macron also stated that Russia will be a security challenge for Europe and the world for a long time, even if the war in Ukraine, which Trump promised to end within 24 hours of taking office, is resolved. „Let’s not deceive ourselves, this conflict will not be resolved tomorrow. Or the day after,” he said, adding that peace in Europe requires Europeans to be at the negotiating table.
– **Trump Says Putin is Destroying Russia** – American President Donald Trump made some surprising statements about Vladimir Putin, saying that the Kremlin leader should make peace with Ukraine and that he is destroying his country if he refuses. Details [HERE](https://spotmedia.ro/stiri/eveniment/trump-spune-ca-putin-distruge-rusia-daca-refuza-un-acord-de-pace-cu-ucraina).