The moment Ukraine attack helicopters ‘attacked Russia’s oil depot’ caused a huge inferno – World News

The governor of a region in Russia accused Ukraine of firing a missile at a large oil depot in Belgorod and causing a violent inferno that left at least two people injured.

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Russia: Oil depot caught fire in Belgorod

A hellfire burns the night sky in shocking footage taken at a major oil depot in Russia, which was blamed for an attack by a Ukrainian attack helicopter.

The huge fireball was recorded on site in the Belgorod border region, with footage appearing to show the rocket hitting Belgorod’s Freida industrial area, causing a massive explosion that injured two workers. love.

The oil plant is about 25 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and firefighters are working to put out the fire.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region, claimed the depot was hit by a Ukrainian low-altitude attack helicopter around 5:50 a.m. local time, although there was no immediate confirmation.

“There are casualties,” he said. Two people. They are employees of the oil depot. They were given first aid in time and their lives were not in danger.

“We are starting to resettle residents of Pochtovaya, Makarenko and Konstantin Zaslonov streets to a safer location.”

Two days earlier, Russia announced that Ukrainian forces had dropped a missile into an arsenal about 12 kilometers from the border, also in the Belgorod region.

According to Russian sources, six missiles hit the facility in Krasny Oktyabr, with four soldiers injured.

If the attacks on Russian territory are confirmed as Ukraine, it would mark a significant escalation in the war and a change of tactics from Kyiv.

To date, hostilities have been mainly confined to Ukrainian territory.

Regarding the previous attack, Gladkov stated: “Six cases of shells … have been registered. The most important thing is that there are no victims.”

Meanwhile British military intelligence claims Ukrainian forces have recaptured the villages of Sloboda and Lukashivka south of Chernihiv and are located along the main supply routes between the city and Kyiv.

“Ukraine has also continued to carry out successful but limited counter-attacks east and northeast of Kyiv,” the Defense Ministry said in its latest update.

Chernihiv and Kyiv have continued to be hit by air and missile strikes despite Russia’s announced reduction of activities in these areas, the ministry added.

It comes as Britain’s top military officer declares Vladimir Putin has lost the war and is weaker than he was a month ago.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said: “I think we will have to look, explore and understand the events that took place in Ukraine what that means and what impact does it have on Integrated Evaluation, and I think that’s completely fair.

“I think it would be crazy not to.”