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Russia puts out oil depot fire sparked by Ukrainian drone
July 30, 2024
Article Body Text<p>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.</p> <p>Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov said on Telegram that the attack set several fuel tanks on fire and that nobody was injured.</p> <p><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></p> <p>In fresh attacks Tuesday, Ukrainian aerial drones targeted multiple areas in the Belgorod region of Russia, located along the border with Ukraine.</p> <p>The drones struck two villages, damaging several homes and an agricultural business, according to a post on Telegram from Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.</p> <p>Ukraine’s military said Tuesday its air defenses shot down seven Russian reconnaissance drones during the past day.</p> <p>In Ukraine’s northeastern region of Kharkiv, Russian shelling injured one person early Tuesday, local officials said.</p> <p>Russian shelling also injured one person and damaged several houses in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, according to the regional governor.</p> <p><em>Some information for this story was provided by Agence France-Presse and Reuters.</em></p>
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Embargo DateJuly 30, 2024 06:56 EDT
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