Special operations units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed three ice-resistant stationary drilling platforms of Lukoil Corporation in the Caspian Sea—V. Filanovsky, Yuriy Korchagin, and Valery Greifera—on the night of January 11, 2026, according to the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine (SSO), as these platforms supply fuel to Russia's army. The SSO stated that these "deep strike" actions aim to strategically weaken the enemy waging war against Ukraine, with the forces continuing asymmetric operations. This follows a General Staff report earlier on January 11 between 1:16 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. UTC of damage to the same platforms by Ukrainian Defense Forces. Ukraine's Air Force reported launches of KAB glide bombs in Sumy Oblast and Donetsk Oblast, according to its statement shared via X user @kimhvik2 in the 29-minute reporting window ending at 2:45 p.m. UTC on January 11. DefenceU posted on X about the Neptune-L cruise missile, equipped with a 250 kg+ warhead capable of striking targets up to 1,000 km away, noting it has completed testing and demonstrated successful combat performance.
