More than 120 firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze, sparked after debris from a downed drone struck a fuel tank. Russia temporarily stopped flights at Sochi’s airport
People hold placards and portraits of their slain relatives during a memorial event in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. PIC/AFP
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said on Sunday. More than 120 firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze, sparked after debris from a downed drone struck a fuel tank. Russia temporarily stopped flights at Sochi’s airport.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 93 Ukrainian drones over Russia and the Black Sea overnight into Sunday. Meanwhile, in southern Ukraine, a Russian missile strike hit a residential area in t he city of Mykolaiv, according to the State Emergency Services, wounding seven people.
The Ukrainian air force said Russia launched 76 drones and seven missiles. It said 60 drones and one missile were intercepted, but 16 others and six missiles hit targets across eight locations.
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