Russia's Defense Ministry released arrows-on-a-map graphics and photos of snowy debris on December 31, 2025, between 9:45 AM and 10:45 AM UTC, claiming to prove a Ukrainian drone attack on President Vladimir Putin's Valdai residence that morning from Sumy and Chernihiv regions, describing it as carefully planned and multi-layered with no damage or casualties, according to NOELreports on X. The ministry's update follows its earlier statement over the prior hour reporting the drones shot down over Bryansk, Smolensk, and Novgorod regions, as shared by Sputnik International on X, with NOELreports noting the new visuals emerged during this 59-minute period. Separately, a possible strike targeted the Northern Tyumen Regions-Torzhok Gas Pipeline near Pyatnikha village in Tver region, a vital part of Russia's Unified Gas Transportation System linking West Siberian gas fields to domestic and European markets, as reported by NOELreports on X within the same window.
