UKRAINE has blitzed a key Russian oil depot close to the £3billion bridge linked to annexed Crimea in a message to Vladimir Putin on “Victory Day”.
Footage confirmed the blazing oil terminal at Yurovka in southern Krasnodar area, the place the tyrant has two sprawling palaces.
Some 62 firefighters rushed to the depot, a key provide level near Putin’s Crimean Bridge street and rail crossing for the Russian army.
Ukraine vowed to destroy the hated 11-mile bridge which connects Russia to the occupied territory by mid-July.
Putin’s beloved bridge, which the despot hailed a “miracle” upon its completion, is taken into account an emblem of his sham triumph in “returning” Crimea to its homeland.
The drone strike got here as Putin staged his annual “Victory Day” army parade on Moscow’s Purple Sq., in freezing temperatures.
Russia claimed it shot down six drones over the LUKOIL-Yugnaftoprodukt oil terminal in Yurovk, however they continued to ignite the power.
Strikes by Ukraine additionally hit Russia’s border area Belgorod forward of Putin’s main army showpiece parade in Moscow.
Eight individuals have been wounded – reportedly together with a woman, ten, and her mom – and housing and vehicles have been up in flames after the shelling.
Belgorod is lower than 50 miles throughout the border from Ukraine’s second metropolis Kharkiv, now being pummelled by Russian forces.
Some 19 condo blocks have been hit within the shelling of Belgorod.
Russia’s air defence methods destroyed 15 rockets launched from the RM-70 Vampir system, and one drone over the area.
Ukraine’s repeated assaults on oil refineries have turn into a serious headache for Putin, with Russian costs rising and provides disrupted.
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