Ukrainian drone strike hits oil depot in Russia’s Volgograd; Moscow steps up attacks

A Ukrainian drone onslaught triggered a occurrence astatine an lipid depot successful Russia’s confederate Volgograd portion connected Saturday, determination authorities said, arsenic some sides continued to people vigor infrastructure amid intensified fighting.

There were nary contiguous reports of casualties, though residents surviving adjacent the depot whitethorn beryllium evacuated, the determination politician said successful a Telegram station carried connected the section administration’s channel, arsenic per quality bureau AP.The station did not item the grade of the damage. Kyiv has antecedently said its long-range drone strikes connected Russian vigor facilities are aimed astatine reducing Moscow’s lipid export revenues, which it says assistance concern Russia’s full-scale invasion. Russia has continued its ain run against Ukrainian powerfulness and substance facilities.The onslaught came a time aft Russia launched a large-scale overnight onslaught connected Ukraine, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, according to Ukrainian officials.At slightest 4 radical were killed successful Kyiv, including an exigency aesculapian worker, portion dozens were injured. For lone the 2nd clip successful the astir four-year war, Russia besides utilized its nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which struck occidental Ukraine, successful a wide informing to Kyiv’s Nato allies, reported AP.

Russia’s defence ministry said connected Saturday that its forces had utilized aviation, drones, missiles and artillery to deed Ukrainian vigor facilities and fuel-storage depots connected Friday and overnight, without specifying locations oregon damage. The Ukrainian aerial unit said Russia launched 121 drones and 1 Iskander-M ballistic rocket overnight into Saturday, adding that 94 drones were changeable down.