Russia's Defence Ministry has claimed that 49 drones attacked seven Russian oblasts on the night of 30-31 January. Source: Russia's Ministry of Defence Quote: "On-duty air defence units tracked and destroyed 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles overnight (on 30-31 January – ed.

Drone strikes were reported across multiple Russian regions, including Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Tver, and Bryansk, igniting fires and triggering air defence responses. While there were no reported casualties, an oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod, suffered significant damage.

A group of drones launched an attack on the oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region at nighttime on Friday, January 31. — Ukrinform.

On the night of Friday, January 31, the Russian army launched 102 kamikaze drones at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces operated in 12 regions of the country, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russia launched an attack on Ukraine using 102 Shahed-type strike drones and various decoy UAVs on the night of 30-31 January 2025. Ukrainian air defence shot down 59 of them. Source: Ukraine’s Air Force on Telegram Details: The drones were launched from Kursk,