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Ukrainian drone strike causes fire at oil depot in southern Russia Volgograd regional authorities said on Saturday.
The local governor said in a statement that there were no reports of casualties. telegraph The post was posted on the local government’s channel. The post did not specify the damage but said people living near the warehouse may need to evacuate.
Ukraine launches long-range drone attack on Russian energy base aimed at depriving Moscow The oil export revenues it needed to carry out a full-scale invasion. Russia wants to cripple Ukraine’s power grid, trying to deny civilians access to heat, light and running water Kyiv Officials called it an attempt to “weaponize winter.”
Saturday’s attack came a day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles on Friday night, killing at least four people in the capital, according to Ukrainian officials. A powerful new hypersonic missile, used for the second time in the nearly four-year war, struck western Ukraine on Friday, sending a clear warning to Kyiv’s NATO allies.
The launch of nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles comes after reports of significant progress in negotiations between Ukraine and its allies over how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow in the wake of a U.S.-led peace deal.
Russian forces used aircraft, drones, missiles and artillery to attack Ukrainian energy facilities and fuel storage depots on Friday and overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. It did not immediately specify the targets or damage.
Russia attacked Ukraine using 121 drones and an Iskander-M ballistic missile between Saturday night and Saturday, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. 94 drones were allegedly shot down.
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