Ukraine’s Eastern Air Command shot down a Russian reconnaissance drone over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko reported on Jan. 8.
He did not provide further details.
Ukraine has shot down more than 500 drones launched by Russia since September, according to the Air Force of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
"No sanctions will be able to force the Russian Federation to change the consistent position that our president has repeatedly spoken about," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state media reporter.
The incident, which Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said was the third of its kind in 2025, occurred near Vaindloo Island, located approximately 28 km north of Estonia's mainland in the Gulf of Finland.
"Fuel in Moscow is acting up a little, they say," the Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces Robert "Magyar" Brovdi mocked on Telegram. "Gasoline is becoming a scarce liquid, while gas and oil – fast-burning."
The statement follows a massive Russian attack overnight on Sept. 8 that damaged thermal power plants in Kyiv Oblast.
"The Russians were forced to postpone their offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and redeploy marine units to Donetsk Oblast," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
The EU has dispatched a delegation to Washington to discuss potential new restrictions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who, despite repeated threats, has yet to impose additional sanctions on Russia.
Alexey Sinitsyn, CEO of potash producer K-Potash Service, was found dead near Kaliningrad.
"If the Europeans drew a line and said: 'We're not going to buy more Russian gas, we're not going to buy Russian oil.' Would that have a positive influence on the U.S. leaning in more aggressively (on sanctions) as well? Absolutely," U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sept. 7 that he is prepared to advance to a new phase of sanctions against Russia, prompting experts to speculate on what the next step might involve.
China's exports to Russia fell 16.4% year-on-year in August, the sharpest drop in five months, adding to July's 8.6% decline.
Khabarovsk in Russia's Far East is more than 6,000 kilometers from Ukraine.
