# Ukraine says its forces hit oil terminal, ammo depot and drone launch sites inside Russia
On 2025-12-22, Ukrainian forces said they struck an oil terminal, an ammunition depot, a launch site for attack drones and other military targets inside Russia and Russian-held territory. The operation formed part of Kyiv's wider campaign to disrupt Russia's war effort while diplomacy over a possible peace deal continued in parallel.
According to the supplied AP report, Ukraine's General Staff said it hit the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal, a pipeline, two docks and two ships in the southern Krasnodar region. It also said a Ukrainian-made missile struck a temporary base for Russia's 92nd River Boat Brigade in Olenivka in occupied Crimea, while a separate attack targeted an ammunition depot in a Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region. The same statement said a Russian launch site for attack drones was also hit.
The report says a large blaze broke out in Krasnodar, though Ukraine did not specify the weapons used in the attack. It also says Ukrainian partisans set fire to two Russian jet fighters at a base near Lipetsk on Sunday evening, in an operation attributed to military intelligence. Russian authorities responded by saying they had shot down 41 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three over Krasnodar.
The strikes came as officials on both sides were still talking about a potential peace settlement. AP reported that initial drafts of U.S. proposals met many of Kyiv's demands, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the outline looked quite solid. He also said nearly 90% of Ukraine's demands had been incorporated into the draft agreements, though he stressed that neither side was likely to get everything it wanted.
That diplomatic track matters because the military campaign is designed to shape the same negotiations. By targeting fuel infrastructure, ammunition stocks and drone launch points, Ukraine is trying to reduce Russia's ability to sustain attacks and undermine the narrative that Moscow is negotiating from a position of strength. The AP report explicitly connects the strikes to that effort, saying they are meant to sow fear behind the front line and disrupt the Russian war effort.
The same day, Russia continued its own attacks on Ukraine's energy system. Ukraine's Ministry of Energy said infrastructure across five regions was hit overnight, and the air force said Russia launched 86 drones, of which 58 were intercepted. That mutual strike pattern shows that neither battlefield pressure nor diplomacy had yet created a pause in the fighting.
The key takeaway from the AP evidence is that military operations and peace talks are moving in parallel rather than replacing each other. Kyiv is still striking targets deep inside the opposing rear while Washington tries to broker a settlement. For now, the war remains active on both fronts: in negotiations over terms and on the ground, where infrastructure, aircraft and energy supplies are still being targeted night after night.
