The Russian news agency “Tass” reported, at dawn Thursday, that a drone attack hit an oil facility in southern Russia, which led to a fire, hours after the Kremlin revealed that it had shot down two drones launched by Ukraine over its headquarters, accusing Kiev of trying to kill President Vladimir. Putin.
And Tass reported that a tank belonging to an oil refinery caught fire in the Kuban region of the Krasnodar Territory, in southern Russia, knowing that this region is adjacent to the border with Ukraine.
It said, quoting emergency services, that the fire was started as a result of a drone attack.
“Due to an attack by an unidentified drone, the Elsky oil refinery tank caught fire,” emergency services said.
Explosions in Odessa and Kiev
In conjunction with this attack, our correspondent reported that at least 10 explosions took place in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on the Black Sea.
Shortly afterwards, explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and local authorities urged residents to stay in shelters, our correspondent reported.
Kremlin attack
The Kremlin said, on Wednesday, that it had shot down two drones launched by Ukraine.
He accused Kiev of trying to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Ukraine denied its involvement, according to its president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky said his country did not target Putin or the Russian capital, Moscow, stressing that the army is fighting only on Ukrainian soil.
US embassy warning
On Wednesday night, the US Embassy in Ukraine issued a warning to its citizens residing in the capital, Kiev, about the increased risk of Russian missile attacks.
She said that in light of the recent missile escalation across Ukraine and “inflammatory rhetoric from Moscow,” the State Department is warning American citizens of the growing and continuing threat of missile attacks on Kiev.
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2023-05-04 01:00:34
