Videos showed a flurry of rockets piercing the night sky in Belgorod at around 6 a.m. — and then a huge fire raging at the storage depot in the Russian city about 21 miles from Ukraine’s bord…
Videos showed a flurry of rockets piercing the night sky in Belgorod at around 6 a.m. — and then a huge fire raging at the storage depot in the Russian city about 21 miles from Ukraine’s border.
“The fire at the oil depot occurred as a result of an airstrike from two helicopters of the armed forces of Ukraine, which entered the territory of Russia at a low altitude,” Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram.peace talks between the nations“Of course, this is not something that can be perceived as creating comfortable conditions for the continuation of negotiations,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse.Gov.
All workers were quickly evacuated and at least 170 emergency workers were tackling the blaze, the company and local officials said. Thee Kremlin warned the alleged attacks from Ukraine could hamper peace talks between the nations, which were due to continue Friday.Locals in Belgorod quickly rushed to gas stations, forming huge lines, the regional governor said, while insisting that “there are no problems with fuel in the region and never will be.”
Russia has reported shelling from Ukraine before, including an incident last week that killed a military chaplain, but not an incursion of its airspace.Belgorod Region Branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASSThe strike came after Ukraine’s defense ministry posted a social media video pretending to announce Oscars-style awards for its military successes.
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