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Drone attack hits oil storage tank at airfield in Russia’s Kursk region

Drone attack hits oil storage tank at airfield in Russia’s Kursk region


Drone attack hits oil storage tank at airfield in Russia’s Kursk region

A drone attack has set an oil storage tank on fire at an airfield in Kursk, the Russian region's governor has said, a day after Ukraine appeared to launch audacious drone attacks on two military airfields deep inside Russian territory.

Roman Starovoyt, the governor of the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, said on the Telegram messaging app there were no casualties from the attack and the fire was "localised".

Video footage posted on social media showed a large explosion lighting up the night sky followed by a substantial fire at the airfield 175 miles (280km) from the Ukrainian border. At daybreak a large column of black smoke was still visible above the site.

There was no immediate comment from Kyiv or Moscow.

Russian officials blamed Monday's attacks on modified Strizh drones, which were first produced in the 1970s in the Soviet era and intended for use as target practice.

Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets have become increasingly bold in recent weeks as Kyiv has sought to bring Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine to the home front.

Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that Ukrainian drones had attacked two airbases at Ryazan and Saratov in south-central Russia, killing three servicemen and wounding four, and damaging two aircraft.

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