Local authorities confirmed that three drones targeted the area, but they claimed all of them “fell in a forested area.” Reports indicate the drones attacked the Utyos Oil Depot in the village of Montazhny.

Ukrainian drone strikes oil depot in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, local official claims Russia deploys assault groups to Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military says Ukraine's 2025 budget includes $1.3 billion for weapons production,

Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod Oblast, has said that a Ukrainian drone hit an oil depot, causing an explosion and a fire. Source: Gladkov on Telegram Quote from Gladkov: "The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked an oil depot on the territory of the Starooskolsky district using a drone.