An oil depot in Russia's Bryansk region caught fire after the military shot down a Ukrainian drone. Meanwhile, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warned that the war in Ukraine could spread.
Oil tanks at a storage facility in the town of Klintsy in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, caught fire after the military shot down a Ukrainian drone attempting to attack targets in the town, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
According to preliminary information, no one was injured in the incident, Bogomaz said, adding that the fire was being extinguished by firefighting teams.
"An airplane-like drone was brought down by the defense ministry using radio-electronic means. When the aerial was destroyed, its munitions were dropped on the territory of the Klintsy oil depot," Bogomaz wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Bogomaz also said a further two Ukrainian drones had been shot down over other parts of Bryansk by air defense units.
Earlier on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had detected a Ukrainian drone in the skies over the Bryansk region. Authorities in the region regularly report drone strikes from Ukraine.
Source: Dw
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