Fire burns for third day at Russian oil depot hit by Ukrainian drone strike

Ukraine’s claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it a measure “to undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation.”

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00:00Russian authorities are still struggling to put out a fire at an oil depot which was hit

00:06by Ukrainian drones three days ago.

00:10According to Russian state news agencies, the fire has burned across an area of 10,000

00:16square meters in the town of Proletarsk in the Rostov region of Russia.

00:22Reports say there are 500 firefighters attempting to tackle the flames, of which at least 41

00:28have been taken to hospital.

00:43Ukraine's army general staff has claimed responsibility for attacking the oil depot, which was used

00:49to supply the needs of Russia's army.

00:54It comes as Russia continues to grapple with Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region.

01:00New satellite photos appear to show Russian forces building temporary bridges to replace

01:06those blown up by Ukrainian troops.

01:10The Russian Ministry of Defence has also released footage of what it says shows bodies of soldiers

01:15and damaged Ukrainian military vehicles on a road in Kursk.

01:23Elsewhere, Russia says it has destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition and weaponry depot in

01:28the Sumy region and a Ukrainian M-777 howitzer in Kharkiv.