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Finland, in a significant departure from the more cautious military aid strategies of some Western nations, has confirmed that it has not placed any limitations on the use of its weapons by Ukraine, including for strikes against Russian military targets. Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen has been vocal about Finland's stance, indicating a level of…

The ISW said that air defense systems in Leningrad Oblast may not be well-equipped to counter attacks from Ukraine, because they were not designed with southern attacks in mind.

Explosions and large fires were reported in several Russian cities overnight on Jan. 21, in a possible coordinated effort by Ukraine to strike key targets deep inside Russian territory. The terminal of Russia's Novatek natural gas company caught fire in the port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast near St. Petersburg, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported on Telegram.

The Air Force spokesperson's statement follows reports that Ukrainian drones attacked oil depots in Klintsy in Russia's Bryansk region and in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Jan. 18-19.

A Ukrainian drone struck an oil storage depot in western Russia on Friday, causing a massive blaze, officials said, as Kyiv’s forces apparently extended their attacks on Russian soil ahead of the war’s two-year anniversary. Four oil reservoirs with a total capacity of 6,000 cubic meters (1.6 million gallons) were set on fire after the drone reached Klintsy, a city of some 70,000 people located about 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the Ukrainian border, according to the local governo...

"Russia can put an end to this conflict and the human tragedies that accompany it, for which it bears full responsibility. To do this, it must withdraw all of its troops from the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine," a representative of the French Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 3.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was questioned about the spate of drone strikes on Russian soil, which he said weren't done on his orders.

Most of Russia's air defense systems were made to identify and destroy larger targets like missiles and aircraft rather than drones, an analyst said.

The Ukrainian military launched a massive drone attack on six regions in Russia overnight Wednesday, according to Russian state media, making it the largest drone attack by Ukraine on Russian soil in 18 months. Drone strikes reportedly targeted four regions south of Moscow — Kaluga, Ryazan, Bryansk and Oryol — as well as the Moscow…

Ukrainian drones hit targets deep inside Russia in a wave of overnight strikes, officials said Wednesday, damaging transport aircraft at an airfield in Pskov.