**Drone Attack Damages Industrial Facility in Russia**
A drone attack caused damage to an industrial facility in the city of Engels, located in Russia’s Saratov region. The attack occurred overnight on January 14.
The facility was targeted by a drone attack, but local authorities have not disclosed further details about the site. Roman Busargin, governor of the Saratov region, confirmed via his official Telegram channel that an industrial enterprise in Engels was affected, but did not specify which facility was hit.
Several explosions were heard in the area, according to local reports from Russian Telegram channels. Mikhail Isayev, the acting head of Engels district, said that schools in the city would switch to remote learning due to the ongoing threat of further drone strikes.
**Flights Suspended**
The airports in the cities of Kazan, Kaluga, Saratov, and Tambov have suspended flights following Ukrainian drone attacks. This is not the first time Russia’s airspace has been targeted by drones.
**Background on Russia-Ukraine Conflict**
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Baltic Sea region has faced numerous disruptions to power cables, telecom links, and gas pipelines. Explosions were heard overnight on January 14 in the city of Aleksin, Tula Oblast, in an alleged drone attack.
**International Response**
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on January 13 imposing new sanctions on the Russian financial sector. The sanctions target 140 distinct entities. Zelensky also discussed the situation with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers as prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
**Ukraine Receives Military Support**
Germany delivered the first batch of promised self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine on January 13. The European Union is also allocating an additional €140 million in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine.