Huge fire at Crimea fuel depot after drone strike

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A massive fire erupted at an oil reservoir in Crimea after it was hit by a drone, a Russia-appointed official there reported on Saturday..

He did not say whether the drone he cited as causing the fire was Ukrainian..

The incident comes a day after Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine, killing at least 23 people..

Earlier this week, Razvozhayev reported that the Russian military destroyed a Ukrainian sea drone that attempted to attack the harbour and another one blew up, shattering windows in several apartment buildings, but not inflicting any other damage...

After previous attacks on Crimea, Kyiv usually stopped short of openly claiming responsibility but emphasised that the country had the right to strike any target in response to Russian aggression...

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