Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Massive Fire at Russian Oil Depot

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Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Massive Fire at Russian Oil Depot
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A Ukrainian drone attack on an oil storage depot in western Russia caused a massive blaze, marking an apparent extension of Kyiv's attacks on Russian soil ahead of the war's two-year anniversary. The strike is part of an intensified effort by Ukraine to unnerve Russians and undermine President Vladimir Putin's claim that life in Russia is normal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to hit more targets inside Russian border regions this year, with Russian air defenses concentrated in occupied regions of Ukraine, leaving more distant targets inside Russia vulnerable. The attack in Klintsy, near the Ukrainian border, resulted in no casualties, but 32 people were evacuated, and the fire is difficult to extinguish. Additionally, Russian shelling in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region resulted in casualties.

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