Ukrainian drone strikes kill 1 and spark fire at oil facility in Russia
Summary
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured nine in Russia’s Oryol region. Another drone strike caused a fire at an oil storage facility in Russia’s Yaroslavl region, part of Ukraine’s recent attacks on Russian military and energy targets.Key Facts
- A Ukrainian drone hit a residential building in Oryol, Russia, killing one person and wounding nine.
- Another drone strike set fuel storage facilities on fire in the Yaroslavl region, about 700 km from Ukraine’s border.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacked oil facility was important for Russia’s oil reserves.
- Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian oil and gas sites, saying they help fund Russia’s war efforts.
- Britain seized a tanker suspected of breaking sanctions by transporting Russian oil.
- The British Defense Ministry called their operation the first of its kind led by the UK.
- Russia is believed to use hundreds of ships to try to avoid international sanctions.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the operation showed that those supporting Russia’s war cannot hide.
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