Ukraine says it struck oil depots in Russia’s Kaluga, Tula regions
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Kaluga regional governor Vladislav Shapsha said on Telegram that an industrial site in the Russian city of Lyudinovo had been hit.
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KYIV - Ukraine on Jan 18 claimed a pair of attacks on oil depots in western Russia, the latest salvo in Kyiv's air campaign against strategic targets on Russian soil.
Kyiv's General Staff said its forces had struck storage facilities overnight in the Kaluga and Tula regions.
Damage was still being assessed, it said, in statements on each attack, adding that the depots supported Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.
Kaluga regional governor Vladislav Shapsha said on Telegram that a fire had broken out after an industrial site was hit in the city of Lyudinovo.
He later said seven drones had been downed, with one landing in a "non-residential area".
Tula regional governor Dmitry Milyaev said on Telegram that a fuel and lubricant tank had caught fire at a facility in the region as result of a Ukrainian drone attack.
Ukrainian forces have stepped up strikes inside Russia, primarily oil depots and military production facilities, as they struggle to hold back steady Russian advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine.
Russia has also carried out regular air strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities, killing four people on Jan 18 in a missile attack on central Kyiv.
Both sides in Russia's almost three-year-old invasion of Ukraine have sought to improve their positions ahead of the Jan 20 inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he will seek a swift end to the war. REUTERS
