Locals in Rovenki, Luhansk Region, reported an attack on an oil depot which continues to burn as of 8:15 p.m. UTC on Dec. 30, according to multiple Exilenova+ updates over the past 59 minutes. A missile alert sounded in occupied Donetsk during the same period, per Exilenova+. Exilenova+ cited local reports shared on X for the Rovenki incident, with Supernova+ confirming fire activity in the area. Lights went out across occupied Melitopol, as reported by Exilenova+ referencing X posts from users markito0171. Some cities in Moscow suburbs remain without electricity, according to an Exilenova+ statement in the reporting window. These power issues build on earlier outages affecting up to 600,000 subscribers in areas including Zhukovsky, Lytkarino, and Ramenskoye from 4:46 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. UTC, attributed by authorities to a substation accident amid drone threats, per prior Exilenova+ and Supernova+ reports. The Melitopol blackout follows an ongoing drone attack reported earlier today, according to Exilenova+. Russian air defenses intercepted 109 Ukrainian UAVs over Bryansk, Kaluga, Moscow, Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod, and Smolensk regions between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, including 8 over Moscow region, per earlier Радар ВРВ statements.
