2024 Bryansk drone strikes explained

2024 Bryansk drone strikes
Location:	Bryansk Oblast, Russia
Date:	19 January, 2024
Partof:	the 2022–23 Western Russia attacks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Target:	Bryansk
Type:	Drone strike
Perpetrators:	Ukraine Armed Forces of Ukraine

On 19 January 2024, a drone from the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked an oil storage depot in the area of Bryansk in Russia.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The Russian media reported that a fire caught and spread over 1000 square metres (10,763sq ft).^{[5] [6]} The authorities in Bryansk reported no casualties at the time and the Bryansk governor claimed the drone was intercepted near the town of Klintsy and its explosives then fell on the oil depot. The drone strike was one of two attacks of Russian oil facilities.

See also

• Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 December 2023 – present)
• 30 May 2023 Moscow drone strikes

References

1. News: 2024-01-19 . Ukraine war: Russian oil depot hit in Ukrainian drone attack . 2024-01-19 . en-GB.
2. News: Smith . Benedict . 2024-01-19 . Russian oil depot set alight by Ukrainian drone attack . 2024-01-19 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.
3. News: Time . Current . Ukrainian Drone Sets Oil Depot On Fire In Russia's Bryansk Region, Says Governor . 2024-01-19 . RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty . en.
4. Web site: 2024-01-19 . Oil depot in Russia's Bryansk region catches fire after drone attack . 2024-01-19 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en-US.
5. Web site: AFP . 2024-01-19 . Kyiv Claims New Attack on Oil Depot in Russia . 2024-01-19 . The Moscow Times . en.
6. Web site: 2024-01-19 . Russian official: Debris from drone strike allegedly causes fire at oil depot in Bryansk Oblast . 2024-01-19 . The Kyiv Independent . en.