Ukraine hits oil depot in Russian-held city, local leader says


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  • Wednesday, 08 May 2024

(Reuters) -Ukrainian forces attacked an oil storage depot and sparked a large fire, injuring five people late on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the region's Russia-installed leader said.

"Late at night, the enemy made a strike on the peaceful city of Luhansk, shelling an oil storage depot on the edge of the city," Leonid Pasechnik, head of the Luhansk People's Republic, wrote on Telegram.

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