This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a fire at an oil depot earlier hit by a Ukrainian drone attack near Proletarsk, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
A Ukrainian drone attack Thursday sparked a fire at a military facility in southern Russia as Kyiv pushes its offensive in the Kursk region, where it has taken territory and prisoners, and struck key infrastructure including bridges, airfields and oil depots.This satellite photo on Wednesday from Planet Labs PBC shows a fire at an oil depot earlier hit by a Ukrainian drone attack, near Proletarsk, Russia.
Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press showed the fire at the oil depot still intensely burning as of Wednesday. Storage tanks at the facility appeared engulfed in flames. Visible flames could be seen in the images, with a thick black smoke cloud drifting west over the city of Proletarsk.Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.
Kursk acting governor Alexei Smirnov said that authorities began putting up concrete shelters at bus stops and other locations around the city Thursday to protect from shelling.Two and half years after Russia first invaded, Ukraine has launched what might be its boldest counterattack yet: a push into the Kursk region. It's the first military incursion across Russian borders since the Second World War, drawing Russian troops away from key battle zones in eastern Ukraine.
But the gains there come as Ukraine continues to lose ground in its eastern Donetsk region. The Russian defence ministry announced Thursday that its military has claimed control of the village of Mezhove.
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