Ukrainian drone attack causes fire at Russian oil terminal used for exports as Kyiv expands long-range strike capabilities
A Ukrainian drone attack resulted in a fire at a Russian oil terminal in Krasnodar, injuring two people. This incident is part of Ukraine's ongoing efforts to target Russian oil assets that support the invasion. Meanwhile, the death toll from a separate drone strike on a college dormitory in Luhansk has risen to 18, prompting condemnation from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- ▪A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at the Sheskharis oil terminal in Russia's Krasnodar region.
- ▪The attack injured two people and is part of Ukraine's strategy to disrupt Russia's oil industry.
- ▪The death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in Luhansk has risen to 18.
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A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.Recommended Video Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal, injuring two people. Russia’s Astra news outlet said Ukrainian drones struck the Sheskharis oil terminal and depot, the terminus for Russian state-controlled pipeline company Transneft’s main oil pipelines in the region. Images posted by Astra appeared to show smoke rising above the oil terminal, but they could not be verified. On Saturday afternoon, Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces had struck the Sheskharis oil terminal overnight.
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