Belgorod, Russia:
The governor of Russia’s southern Belgorod area stated on Sunday Ukrainian forces attacked a gas depot, triggering a collection of fires after Moscow and Kyiv accused one another of launching in a single day assaults on border areas.
“The Ukrainian navy, aided by deadly drones, attacked a gas storage website in Volokonovsky district,” Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram, referring to an space close to the border.
“A number of reservoirs caught hearth in an explosion. Firefighting crews are placing out the blaze.”
Gladkov additionally reported drone assaults on three different localities. There have been no casualties reported within the incidents.
Within the in a single day air assaults, Ukrainian officers stated two folks died and 4 had been injured in Sumy area. Gladkov reported three civilians had been injured in Belgorod.
Two youngsters had been amongst these injured in Sumy, the navy administration of the northeastern Ukrainian area stated on Sunday on Telegram. A number of properties and automobiles had been broken.
In Belgorod area, three civilians, together with two youngsters, had been injured. Gladkov stated two residential buildings had been destroyed and greater than 15 buildings in whole had been broken.
The Russian defence ministry stated it had destroyed one drone over Belgorod area and one other over Kursk area, the place Ukrainian forces launched a cross-border incursion final month. It stated two drones had been intercepted over Belgorod in a single day.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the experiences.
Border areas on either side have been topic to frequent assaults. Each Moscow and Kyiv deny concentrating on civilians, saying the assaults are geared toward destroying one another’s infrastructure essential to warfare efforts.
1000’s of civilians have died within the warfare, which Russia began with a full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022. Thousands and thousands of Ukrainians have additionally been displaced, whereas their cities and villages have turn into piles of rubble
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