UKRAINIAN kamikaze drones blitzed more of Vladimir Putin’s valuable oil depots in an impressive attack on three regions overnight.
Dramatic clips show an enormous wall of fire raging at a valuable fuel plant in Smolensk, not far from the Ukrainian border.
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More fuel and energy hubs were hit in the bold ambush as locals reported hearing five huge explosions.
Enormous plumes of black smoke filled the sky as flames completely engulfed the targeted buildings.
Lipetsk Tractor Plant was also hit – a factory that produces key parts for military vehicles used in Putin’s illegal war.
The local governor in Smolensk was forced to admit to a Ukrainian drone attack on the Rosneft oil depot.
But the Russian immediately went on the defensive – claiming most of Ukraine’s drones were downed.
Putin’s crony in Lipetsk – another region targeted in last night’s attack – said one of Kyiv’s drones struck an industrial zone.
While he claimed no one suffered any injuries, he did confirm that people were evacuated from the area.
The border region of Voronezh was also hit as Ukrainian drones hit an air field and oil centre.
Russia claimed air defences had protected a key military air base there.
Ukrainian official Anton Gerashchenko shared footage of the string of attacks and said Kyiv managed to hit a fuel hub and several energy facilities.
The Russian defence ministry said it was attacked by eight Ukrainian kamikaze drones, but other accounts suggest there was more incoming fire.
The hubs are a target for Kyiv’s forces as they supply Russia’s army with vital fuel and run factories where military equipment is built.
Aiming at energy, military and transport centres near the border also helps keep Putin’s forces at bay as they push forward in the grim meat grinder war.
Vasily Anokhin, Vlad’s puppet in Smolensk, wrote on Telegram: “Our region is again under attack by Ukrainian UAVs.
“As a result of the enemy attack on civilian fuel and energy facilities, fires broke out in the Smolensk and Yartsevo districts.”
And Igor Artamonov, his counterpart in Lipetsk, said “It was decided not to turn on warning systems in the city and to evacuate only the area where the UAV fell.”
Just days ago Ukraine landed another impressive drone blitz on two valuable oil depots.
Incredible footage showed the impressive 50-drone hit on a massive eight different regions in an embarrassing blow for Putin.
Both Russian oil companies that were hit are also central to Putin’s economy and his military fuel supplies.
Witnesses heard at least eight explosions as two infernos erupted.
The Russian defence ministry predictably launched a defence afterwards, claiming all of Ukraine’s drones were downed or missed their targets.
It said in a statement: “Kyiv regime’s attempts to carry out a number of terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation were stopped.”
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Ellie Doughty
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