InVolgograd, Governor Andrei Bocharov said in a statement issued by theadministration of the southern Russian region on Telegram that Russian airdefense forces had “repelled a massive attack” by Ukrainian drones, confirmingthat falling debris caused fires at an oil refinery, though they were latercontained. While he did not specify the facility, the Russian Telegram channelBaza, linked to security services, reported explosions near a Lukoil refinery,Russia’s second-largest oil producer.
Russia’saviation authority, Rosaviatsia, temporarily suspended flights at sixairports—Astrakhan, Volgograd, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, Saratov, and Ulyanovsk—as aprecautionary measure. Flight operations resumed at most affected airportslater in the day.
Notably, US President Donald Trump haspledged to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 100 days of taking office. RetiredUS General Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, expressed optimismabout securing a peace deal within this timeframe, telling Fox News on January8, “Let’s set it at 100 days.”
“We will be speaking, and I think we willperhaps do something significant,” Trump said. However, he remained vague aboutwhether he had personally spoken with Putin, refusing to confirm or deny directcommunication.
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