A warehouse storing Russian reconnaissance drones in Russiaʼs Rostov Oblast was destroyed as a result of a joint operation by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Ukrainian Navy on the night of 9-10 January.

Ukraine struck a Russian warehouse storing ammunition and reconnaissance drones using a domestically-made Neptune missile overnight on Jan. 10, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told The Kyiv Independent.

The operation involved Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and the Ukrainian Navy. Initially, SBU drones "overloaded" the Russian air defense systems, followed by a Neptune missile strike on the target. Read also: Ukraine scales up Neptune missile production — Defense Minister Throughout the night,

Russian air defense forces reportedly intercepted 40 Ukrainian drones throughout the night, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed.