The Daily Populous Sunday August 18th, 2024 evening edition
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A fire broke out at an oil depot in the city of Proletarsk in Russia's Rostov Oblast following a drone strike overnight on Aug. 18, Governor Vasily Golubev and Russian Telegram news channels reported.

Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, and is a frequent target drone attacks, according to the local authorities.

According to Golubev, Russian air defense units repelled the drone attack, but falling debris struck an industrial warehouse and caused a diesel fuel fire.

Firefighting efforts were interrupted by repeated attacks, Golubev said. No casualties were reported.

Later on Aug. 18, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the attack in a post on Facebook.

"Oil and petroleum products, which were supplied to the Russian occupation army were stored here," it wrote.

Ukrainian forces regularly conduct drone strikes and sabotage acts on Russian territory, targeting military assets, oil refineries, and industrial facilities.

Asleep_Tax_7408 on August 18th, 2024 at 07:43 UTC »

From the article: "Ukrainian forces regularly conduct drone strikes and sabotage acts on Russian territory, targeting military assets, oil refineries, and industrial facilities."

Notice how that doesn't say "children's hospitals, old folks homes, and cancer wards"?

NnyBees on August 18th, 2024 at 05:24 UTC »

> According to Golubev, Russian air defense units repelled the drone attack, but falling debris struck an industrial warehouse and caused a diesel fuel fire.

They 'repelled' the drone attack...that still set the place on fire? Umm...

Lex2882 on August 18th, 2024 at 05:07 UTC »

Cheaper and more effective than a missile.