US EditionRussian missile parts factory in flames after Ukrainian drone attack, media report
- A fire occurred at Russia's Energia defense factory in Yelets after a reported drone attack on January 4, 2026, according to local residents' footage.
- The Energia factory produces batteries for missiles and drones and is considered a critical target by Ukrainian officials.
- Eyewitnesses captured images of the fire, and Lipetsk Governor Igor Artamonov stated that the blaze was contained with no casualties reported.
- Russian authorities have not confirmed the plant was hit, while the Ministry of Defense reported intercepting a total of 253 Ukrainian drones on the same day.
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Ukrainian drones have destroyed an important factory in Jelez, some 250 kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian borders. Eyewitness videos show the extent of the destruction that hits Putin's infrastructure sensitively.
An attack by Ukrainian drones in the industrial zone of Yeltsa Lipsky province caused a fire, was localized, reported...
Ukraine attacked a battery factory in Russia's Lipetsk region last night, causing a fire. Russia launched a large-scale airstrike on Ukraine overnight, hitting a hospital in the capital Kiev, killing one person. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he did not believe Ukraine had attacked the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On the evening of January 4, in Yelka, Lipetsk region of the Russian Federation, after a drone attack, a fire broke out at the Energia plant, which produces products for the defense industry of the aggressor country.
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