Ukrainian military says it hit Russian oil depot in Smolensk regionUkraine's general staff said on Telegram that the depot was used for military purposes. It said there had been powerful explosions and tanks with oil products had caught fire.
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Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility that local authorities say caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone in the Bryansk Region, Russia. (Representative image)
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The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday its forces had hit a Russian oil depot in the Smolensk region.
Ukraine's general staff said on Telegram that the depot was used for military purposes. It said there had been powerful explosions and tanks with oil products had caught fire.
Earlier, Smolensk governor Vasily Anokhin said debris from a a Ukrainian drone that had been shot down had caused a fuel spill and fire at an oil depot in the region, but that the situation was under control.