Ukraine has announced a successful attack on the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant, which is also the sole helium production site in Russia, utilizing long-range drones over a distance exceeding 1,200 kilometers from the front lines. The substantial Gazprom-affiliated energy facility, responsible for processing natural gas, sulfur, helium, and ethane for military applications, experienced reported fires. In response, Russia claimed that it intercepted numerous drones overnight in various regions. Additionally, authorities in Nizhny Novgorod reported fatalities and injuries resulting from a drone strike on an industrial site, as Ukraine's extensive aerial campaign continues.