Ukraine’s military conducted a strike on an oil base in western Russia’s Voronezh region, which Russian authorities dismissed as insignificant. The Annanefteprodukt fuel storage base in Voronezh was targeted by Ukraine’s SBU security service, causing a confirmed hit on one tank and resulting in a fire.
Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev reported a small fire that was quickly extinguished with no damage to the oil depot. Meanwhile, another oil depot fire in Russia’s Perm region was attributed to safety violations or a technical malfunction, ruling out a Ukrainian drone strike.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed to intercept or down 18 Ukrainian drones over various regions, including Voronezh. Both countries have escalated attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure, with Ukraine aiming to disrupt Russia’s military operations.
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