Ukrainian drones struck deep inside Russia in an overnight attack targeting an oil facility serving a military airfield in the city of Engels, nearly 400 miles from the border, Ukraine’s military said Wednesday.

In the city of Engels, the aggressor country of russia is introducing a state of emergency due to a fire that continues to rage at the Kombinat Kristal oil

An overnight drone strike has targeted a strategic Russian airbase in Engels, Saratov Oblast, causing a fire at an oil depot, Russian outlet Astra and OSINT analysts reported on Jan. 8.

Ukraine has targeted Russian infrastructure with considerable success since the start of the war almost three years ago.

Russian authorities have declared a state of emergency in Engels, Saratov Oblast, struggling to put out the fire at a nearby fuel depot after a Ukrainian drone strike on Jan. 8.

Ukraine's armed forces said Wednesday they attacked a strategic Russian oil depot overnight used to provide fuel for strategic bombers. A huge fire erupted at the Kombinat Kristall depot in the Russian city of Engels.

Ukraine launched what local officials called a "massive" drone attack far behind the frontlines in the Russian city of Engels.

A large fire engulfed an oil depot overnight on Jan. 8 in the city of Engels in Saratov Oblast, various Russian Telegram media channels reported.

The military said that Russia has seized the facility to coordinate attacks against Ukrainian forces and civilians, especially in Kurakhove. Russia announced a full capture of Kurakhove earlier this week.

The targeted Kristal plant supplied fuel to the Engels-2 military airfield, where Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers regularly launch missiles at Ukrainian civilian and infrastructure facilities. The attack had a significant logistical impact on Russian strategic aviation,

Russian authorities reported shooting down 32 drones across eleven regions overnight, yet flames engulfed the strategic Kristall facility 600 kilometers from Ukrainian territory