Ukrainian forces struck the Klintsy thermal power plant and the Naitopovichi substation in Russia's Bryansk region overnight into January 16, 2026, prompting the Bryansk governor to express shock that they "have the audacity" to target energy infrastructure, according to a wartranslated post on X shared over the past 90 minutes. The strikes targeted key energy facilities in the region bordering Ukraine, with the governor's reaction highlighting Ukrainian retaliation against Russian infrastructure, as reported by wartranslated citing regional statements during the reporting window from 10:46 AM to 12:15 PM UTC. In related developments, The Telegraph published an exclusive on January 16 disclosing that Eddie Dempsey, leader of Britain's biggest railway trade union, joined pro-Russian chants and posed with a Communist Party flag during a visit to occupied Ukraine, according to a Telegraph post on X within this period. Separately, Militarnyi reported a downed Ukrainian Leleka-100 drone equipped with the Snich evasion system found somewhere on the front lines, with the camera mounted on the upper hemisphere similar to the Russian Z-16, as cited by wartranslated on X during the reporting window.
