THE Ukraine hit energy facilities in the Russian periphery with drones Smolensk, about 400 kilometers from the border, a source in the Ukrainian defense sector said today, stressing that it is “legitimate objectives”.
Ukrainian drones struck “two oil tanks” of the Russian state oil company Rosneft, in which they were stored “26,000 cubic meters of fuel” during this operation, which was organized by the Ukrainian security service SBU, this source said.
The attack caused large fires and facility staff were forced to evacuate.
“The SBU continues to effectively destroy military infrastructure fueling the Russian military in Ukraine”the source commented. “These facilities are and will remain a perfectly legitimate target”concluded.
Earlier, local officials said a fire broke out at energy facilities in Russia’s Smolensk region, while residents were forced to evacuate their homes in an area of southwestern Russia’s Lipetsk region after a drone crashed into an industrial park.
“Our region is again under attack by Ukrainian drones”, stated the Vasily Anokhingovernor of Smolensk, on Telegram.
“As a result of the enemy’s attack on energy and fuel facilities, fires broke out in Smolensk and Yartsevo regions”he added without giving further details.
Separately, Igor Artamonov, governor of the Lipetsk region, said a drone fell in an industrial zone. There were no injuries from the incident, but the residents of the surrounding area were forced to leave their homes for precautionary reasons.
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