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A hearth erupted at an oil depot within the city of Uzlovaya in Russia's Tula Oblast following a Ukrainian drone assault on the power in a single day on Jan. 18, regional Governor Dmitry Milyaev stated.
Milyaev stated {that a} gas storage tank caught hearth at "one of many enterprises within the area." Videosposted on social media and shared by residents seem to point out a big hearth at an oil depot within the city.
Milyaev claimed that there have been not casualties on account of the assault.
The Kyiv Unbiased can’t confirm claims made by Russian officers. Ukraine's navy has not but commented on the assault.
No info on the extent of the harm was instantly out there.
The assault comes amid an uptick in Ukraine’s drone operations concentrating on Russian vitality infrastructure. Earlier within the night time, Ukrainian drones reportedly attackedan oil depot in Russia's Kaluga Oblast, inflicting a big hearth.
Tula Oblast, positioned south of Moscow, has commonly come beneath assault by Ukrainian drones because the nation makes an attempt to disrupt Russia's navy supplychain. On Nov. 9, sources informed the Kyiv Unbiased that Ukrainian drones struck the Aleksinsky chemical plant within the area, which produces gunpowder and ammunition for the Russian navy.
Ukraine has focused Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure as a part of its technique to undermine a key funding supply for Russia's battle effort. Drone strikes on refineries in Tuapse, Ilyich, and Novoshakhtinsk have led to reductions or suspensions in operations.
In a single day on Jan. 14, Ukraine carried out its "most huge" strike on Russian navy and industrial services inside a variety of as much as 1,100 kilometers (620 miles), in response to the Basic Workers of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Targets included chemical crops, refineries, and ammunition depots on the Engels airbase, a supply in Ukraine’s Safety Service (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
Amid an uptick in drone assaults, Russia's seaborne exports of petroleum merchandise declined by 9.1% to 113.7 million metric tons in 2024, Reuters reported on Jan. 17.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy