A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southwestern Russia after falling debris from intercepted Ukrainian drones ignited the blaze, according to Russian authorities. Emergency crews extinguished the fire. Separately, Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 330 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Russia's authorities said a fire broke out at an oil refinery in the country's southwest on Tuesday morning after falling debris from intercepted Ukrainian drones ignited the site. Emergency crews managed to extinguish the blaze. The Defense Ministry separately reported intercepting 330 Ukrainian drones overnight — the third consecutive night with over 300 interceptions, following 326 reported on June 9-10 and 500 over the past 24 hours as of June 7. The claims come from a single official Russian source and have not been independently verified. As The Zioneer has reported, Ukraine has escalated drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure this month, with a strike on a refinery in Samara Oblast reported on June 10 and broader attacks across multiple regions.
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