💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale series of drone and missile strikes against Russian military and defense industrial targets, including the Kristal oil storage facility near Engels-2 Air Base in Saratov Oblast.

January 14, 2025 Engels, Saratov Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces targeted Russian military facilities between 200 and 1,110 kilometers deep in the Russian rear

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Footage purports to show the fire caused by a drone attack against Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia, overnight on Jan. 14, 2025.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones attacked and set fire to a Russian fuel storage and refinery near Engels-2 airfield

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones struck the Engels airbase where Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division are based

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The attack targeted the "Crystal" fuel depot and an oil refinery at Engels

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Recurring strikes indicate Ukraine's increased ability to hit Russian infrastructure

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.982Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-14-2025