Russia reports damage after Ukrainian strikes on energy facilities
Renewed Ukrainian aerial attacks have hit energy facilities in Russia’s border region of Belgorod and an oil depot in the Krasnodar region, officials said on Sunday.
In Belgorod, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported severe damage to energy infrastructure and power outages after a Ukrainian missile attack. There are also problems with water and heat supply, he said.
In Armavir in the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea, a fire broke out in an oil depot after a drone attack, covering an area of 700 square metres. No injuries were reported.
The Defence Ministry in Moscow said in the morning that Russian air defences had destroyed 72 Ukrainian drones. The information could not be verified by independent sources.
Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian oil industry facilities in its fight against Moscow’s full-scale invasion, now in its fifth year.
Kiev’s stated goal is to reduce Russia’s revenues from energy sales, which are used to finance the Russian military.
Ukraine on Sunday reported new Russian attacks with two Iskander missiles and 117 drones.
According to authorities, one drone also hit a train carrying up to 200 passengers on the line between Kiev and the north-eastern Sumy region route. No one was reported injured.
