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Drones used to attack fuel depots, other Russian facilities: Officials

Officials said drones were used to attack a fuel depot and an administrative building in Bryansk, a region of western Russia close to the border with Ukraine.

• May 11, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin

Officials said drones were used to attack a fuel depot and an administrative building in Bryansk, a region of western Russia close to the border with Ukraine.

The drone dropped an explosive device above the storage facility, partially damaging an oil tank, the governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomas, wrote on Telegram.

He did not provide further details about the administrative building.

According to information on social media, the facility was a military site.

No one was injured in either incident, according to reports.

Bogomas blamed Ukraine for the attacks, but Kyiv had not responded.

(dpa/NAN)

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