INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian drones attacked an oil storage facility in Russia's southern Rostov region early Sunday morning, sparking a large fuel fire, the
local governor said.Videos published on social media showed thick black smoke and bursts of flames coming from the site of the blaze, which
the governor said was in the town of Proletarsk."In the southeast of the Rostov region, air defenses repelled a drone attack
As a result of falling debris on the territory of industrial storage facilities in Proletarsk, a diesel fuel fire broke out," Governor
Vasily Golubev said on Telegram."At 05:35, firefighting at the industrial facility in Proletarsk was suspended due to a second drone
attack," he added in an update to the post.No-one was injured and firefighting efforts resumed shortly after, he said in a later post.The
Ukrainian army said it had attacked the "Kavkaz" oil and petroleum storage facility in the Rostov region."It stored oil and petroleum
products that were also supplied to the needs of the Russian occupation army
said it shot down five "aircraft-type" Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the Rostov region.Kyiv has repeatedly targeted oil and
retaliation for attacks on its energy infrastructure.Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his forces for
hitting oil facilities in Russia, saying the attacks would help bring a "just end" to the conflict.The drone attacks come as Ukraine mounts
an unprecedented cross-border assault into Russia's Kursk region, where it claims to control more than 80 settlements.
