Russia: drone attack sets oil storage tank alight on Kursk airfield

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A drone attack set an oil storage tank on fire at an airfield in Kursk, western Russia, 175 miles from the Ukrainian border. The governor of the region, Roman Starovoyt, said there had been no casualties as a result and that the fire was ‘localised’. On Monday, Ukraine appeared to launch drone attacks on two military airfields deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv has not directly taken responsibility for the attacks, but a senior Ukrainian official told the New York Times the drones involved on Monday were launched from Ukrainian territory

Drone attack hits oil storage tank at airfield in Russia’s Kursk region

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