Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A drone struck a distillery in the village of Novaya Lyada in Russia's Tambov Oblast the night of Jan. 14, the Russian Telegram news channel Astra reported, citing local residents.
Local residents said a fire broke out at the distillery, which is located near a military training ground.
The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims.
Russian officials have not commented on the alleged attack at the distillery. The government of Tambov Oblast claimed that air defense units intercepted a drone over the region and that it exploded "in a tree."
Previous drone attacks have reportedly targeted Russian alcohol plants, including facilities in Tambov Oblast. The Biokhim distillery in the town of Rasskazovo in Tambov Oblast allegedly caught fire after being struck by a drone in October 2025.
The distillery advertised its manufacture of "products of strategic importance for the state," including ethanol, a solvent used in the production of explosives.
The reported attack on Novaya Lyada comes a day after Ukraine launched its "most massive" attack against Russian military and industrial facilities, with a range of up to 1,100 kilometers (620 miles), overnight on Jan. 13-14.
Ukrainian forces successfully struck chemical plants, refineries, and the Engels airbase's ammunition depots, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
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