Ukrainian drone targets oil depot in Stavropol Krai, Russian governor claims

A Ukrainian drone fell on November 1 at night on the territory of an oil depot in the city of Svetlograd in Russia’s Stavropol Krai, Governor Vladimir Vladimirov claims.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian air defenses shot down 36 drones overnight Kursk Oblast20 over Bryansk Oblast, 12 over occupied Crimeaeight about Voronezh Oblast, four about Oryol Oblast and three about Belgorod Oblast.

Russia’s Baza Telegram channel posted a video claiming a drone exploded at the Svetlograd oil depot.

The city of Svetlograd has approximately 35,000 inhabitants and is located more than 600 kilometers southeast of the Ukrainian border in Donetsk Oblast.

No casualties or damage were reported. Emergency services were on the scene, Vladimirov said.

Alexander Bogomaz, governor of Bryansk Oblast, claimed that a drone hit an apartment building in the city of Bryansk overnight, injuring one person.

Kiev has not commented on the reports, which cannot be independently verified.

The past few months have been Ukrainian Armed Forces have been launched a series of drone strikes targeting damaging consequences for the Russian oil industrywhose profits increase Moscow’s war effort.

A Ukrainian drone is said to have struck on October 31 oil refinery in the city of Ufa in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, which is about 1,500 kilometers from the country’s border.

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