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Ukraine reacts after Russia accuses its helicopters of launching airstrikes on oil depot across the border
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A Russian official is accusing Ukraine of launching airstrikes on an oil depot within the border metropolis of Belgorod Friday regardless of studies that the assault might have been a false-flag operation to additional justify Moscow’s brutal assault on Ukraine.
Russia’s regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram that two Ukrainian helicopters began the fireplace that erupted on the facility, injuring two staff, in accordance with Reuters.
Ukrainian Overseas Minister Dmytro Kuleba, when requested Friday who was behind the blasts, stated he may “neither affirm nor reject the declare that Ukraine was concerned on this just because I don’t possess all of the navy data.”
Firefighters work on the website of fireplace at an oil depot in Belgorod area, Russia.
(Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service by way of AP)
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Ukraine’s Protection Ministry stated it’s conducting defensive operations and might’t be held chargeable for “each disaster on Russia’s territory,” Reuters reported.
A German journalist also claimed that Ukraine’s Basic Workers of the Armed Forces has denied having data of the assault and prompt it may have been a Russian false-flag operation.
Smoke rises into the sky in Belgorod, Russia on Friday.
(Picture by Stringer/Anadolu Company by way of Getty Photos)
Purported footage of the incident confirmed what seemed to be missiles being fired from a low altitude previous to an explosion, Reuters studies.
The footage couldn’t be independently verified.
A witness within the Russian border metropolis later instructed Reuters that one other blast was heard following the preliminary explosion.
Russia is accusing Ukraine of being behind the explosion and fireplace.
(Picture by Stringer/Anadolu Company by way of Getty Photos)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Russian President Vladimir Putin has been briefed concerning the occasions and that they “can’t be perceived as creating comfy situations for persevering with” peace talks with Ukraine, Reuters additionally reported.
Peace talks between the 2 sides resumed Friday by video hyperlink.
Fox Information’ Tyler O’Neil contributed to this report.