Russian officials said the Ukrainian army had fired on a village in the Luhansk region, Russia’s easternmost territory. At least five people were killed, while another oil refinery in southern Russia was attacked by a mysterious drone that caught fire.
The Ukrainian army also fired on Russian villages near the border for the third time in a week, damaging buildings and cars. and four more were injured.
These incidents came just a day after several buildings in Moscow were hit by drones. which the Kremlin blames on Ukraine
Russian officials in the Luhansk region confirmed that Five people were killed and 19 wounded after Ukrainian forces used the US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launch system. Shots fired at a farm in the village of Karpaty in the middle of the night.
Ukrainian troops also fired shells across the border to the Russian city of Shebekino, about seven kilometers north of the Kharkiv region border, killing two people who were hospitalized. broken glass It damaged the roofs of an eight-story apartment building, four public houses and a school, according to the regional governor.
Meanwhile, the governor of Russia’s southern Krasnodar region said: A fire at the Afipsky Oil Refinery (Afipsky) was probably caused by a drone sent from Ukraine. The officers can extinguish the fire now. And fortunately there were no injuries.
The Aphipsky Refinery is located not far from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk and is close to another Russian refinery that has been hit in a series of attacks this month.
Although no party came out to claim responsibility. But Moscow has accused Ukraine of intensifying attacks within Russian territory in recent weeks. While the Russian army itself sends drones and missiles to bombard cities. of Ukraine, not every day
The attack in Russia comes as Ukraine prepares for a massive counter-attack. (counter-offensive) to expel Russian troops from the occupied territories. After Moscow launches a full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukrainian authorities rarely admit to being behind attacks in Russia. or even in the territory occupied by Russia
source: Reuters
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2023-05-31 07:27:00
