Drone strike burns Russian refinery

Russian intelligence is talking about a terrorist attack on the Sverdlovsk railway
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Two oil refineries in Russia's Samara region caught fire after a Ukrainian drone attack. Regional Governor Dmitry Azarov announced this on Saturday. No one was hurt, he wrote in a Telegram text message. Workers at the two refineries were evacuated. In recent weeks, Ukraine has increasingly attacked oil processing facilities in its neighbor in order to attack the war machine of the occupation government.

Footage showing the fire at Rosneft Group's Syzran refinery went viral on social media on Saturday. Emergency services are on duty, Russian media report. There were also reports of a fire in the border town of Belgorod. There, pro-Ukrainian militias are fighting an authoritarian government, including a three-day mock election to delegitimize ruler Vladimir Putin since Friday.

Two people were killed in a Ukrainian rocket attack on the Russian border town of Belgorod, the regional governor said. Three others were injured.

The Russian secret service FSB also said a suspected saboteur was arrested in the Sverdlovsk region in the Ural Mountains. The 61-year-old was accused of planning a terrorist attack on local railway infrastructure. (APA/Reuters)

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