Ukrainian drone reportedly assaults oil depot in Russia’s Chuvashia for first time

A Ukrainian drone attacked an oil depot in Cheboksary in Russia's Chuvashia Republic on the morning of March 9, Governor Oleg Nikolaev reported.

Russian Telegram channels claimed that that is the primary drone assault on Chuvashia for the reason that starting of Russia's full-scale conflict towards Ukraine.

The Burevestnik oil depot lies over 900 kilometers (559 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Nikolaev stated that the oil depot was below reconstruction. No casualties had been reported.

In keeping with the Russian Protection Ministry, in a single day, Russian air protection shot down 52 drones over Belgorod Oblast, 13 over Lipetsk Oblast, 9 over Rostov Oblast, eight over Voronezh Oblast, three over Astrakhan Oblast, one over Ryazan Oblast, one over Kursk Oblast and one over Krashodar Krai.

The Russian Telegram channel Astra reported that Ukrainian drones additionally focused oil refineries in Lipetsk and Ryazan oblasts.

The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t confirm these claims. The Ukrainian navy has not commented on Russian stories.

Ukraine considers Russian oil services to be legitimate navy targets, as fossil gasoline income provide Moscow's conflict machine. The Ukrainian navy has launched repeated assaults towards Russian refineries with long-range drones since 2022.

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