Authorities in Russia reported a fire at an oil refinery in the southwestern part of the country, caused by falling debris from downed Ukrainian drones. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. Russia's Defense Ministry added that 330 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight.
Russia reported a fire at an oil refinery in its southwest early on June 10, caused by debris from intercepted Ukrainian drones, according to the N12 the source quoting official sources. Fire crews extinguished the blaze. Separately, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed it intercepted 330 Ukrainian drones overnight, a figure from a single official source that has not been independently verified. The incident follows a pattern of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure in recent days; as The Zioneer reported on June 10, a Ukrainian drone reportedly struck an oil refinery in Samara earlier that morning, and Russia claimed to have downed 326 drones overnight.
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- DevelopingFire erupts at one of Russia's largest oil refineries after reported drone strike
- DevelopingFire reported at Nizhnekamsk oil refinery after drone strike
- StrongUkraine strikes oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia downs 327 drones overnight
- StrongOvernight: Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Stavropol, Russia
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