Russian attack on oil refinery in eastern Ukraine reported; serious fire breaks out

. The city of Lisichansk and that of Severodonetsk, right next to it, are almost daily targets of Russian bombing, according to the press.

authorities of Ukraine reported that russian forces bombed an oil refinery in Lisichansk, a city located near the front line, in the east of the country. Late in the afternoon, the local press confirmed a long column of black smoke and various parts of the refinery that were still burning.

What is known. “In the morning, they bombed the oil refinery, a fire broke out (…) and they are still trying to extinguish [el incendio]”, denounced the Ukrainian governor of the Lugansk region, Serguii Gaidai, in your Telegram account. “The Russians target it systematically to wear down rescuers. There is no fuel there. Only oil residues are burned,” he added.

To know. The city of Lisichansk and that of Severodonetsk, right next door, are almost daily targets of Russian bombing, according to the press. Severodononetsk is on the front line, about 50 km east of Kramatorskthe capital of Donbás.

Conflict. At least 400 civilians were buried in Severodonetsk in individual graves since the beginning of the war, the February 24th, the governor announced last week. In the city of Lisichansk instead, “the dead are buried in mass graves,” he added.
With information from Excelsior

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