Ukraine attacks industrial facility in Russia

Saratov regional governor in Russia, Roman Busargin, early Tuesday said a Ukrainian drone attack damaged an industrial facility in the region.

In a post on Telegram messaging app, Busargin said based on preliminary information, there are no casualties.

Several unofficial Russian Telegram news channels reported explosions and fires in the area of an oil refinery in Saratov, a region in Russia’s south.

Videos and photos published on social media showed a large fire sending thick clouds of smoke into the night sky.

Ukraine is yet to give immediate comment on the development.

However, Kyiv has often said that its air attacks inside Russia are aimed at destroying infrastructure key to Moscow’s war efforts and are in response to Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine since the start of the war nearly three years ago.

Recall that in January, a Ukrainian attack on an oil depot positioned near a military air base in Engels in the Saratov region sparked a fire that took days to be put out.