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Russia puts out oil depot fire sparked by Ukrainian drone

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Russia puts out oil depot fire sparked by Ukrainian drone
July 30, 2024
Article Body Text Officials in Russia’s Kursk region said Tuesday that crews extinguished a fire at an oil depot that was hit by a Ukrainian drone attack two days earlier. Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov said on Telegram that the attack set several fuel tanks on fire and that nobody was injured. <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-oil-depot-ablaze-after-suspected-ukrainian-drone-strike-/7715865.html"><figure><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/02870000-0aff-0242-7a93-08da14059bee_w1600_r0_n_s.jpg" /></figure></a><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-oil-depot-ablaze-after-suspected-ukrainian-drone-strike-/7715865.html">Russian oil depot ablaze after suspected Ukrainian drone strike </a> In fresh attacks Tuesday, Ukrainian aerial drones targeted multiple areas in the Belgorod region of Russia, located along the border with Ukraine. The drones struck two villages, damaging several homes and an agricultural business, according to a post on Telegram from Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Ukraine’s military said Tuesday its air defenses shot down seven Russian reconnaissance drones during the past day. In Ukraine’s northeastern region of Kharkiv, Russian shelling injured one person early Tuesday, local officials said. Russian shelling also injured one person and damaged several houses in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, according to the regional governor. Some information for this story was provided by Agence France-Presse and Reuters.
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Embargo Date July 30, 2024 06:56 EDT
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