Ukrainian UAVs Targeted Russian Rear Fuel Depots But Fail

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On the night of May 27, the Ukrainian formations once again used drones to attack the facilities of the Russian rear regions. according to the official report by the Russian Ministry of Defense, during the night, Russian air defense systems destroyed 11 UAVs in four western regions.

Including to the official dat, one UAV was destroyed in the Bryansk, another drone was destroyed in the Belgorod region. 4 more UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Krasnodar Krai. 6 UAVs were destroyed and intercepted over the territory of the Orel region. During the day, more UAVs were destroyed in the border Belgorod region which is coming under Ukrainian attacks on a daily basis.

Unfortunately, at least two Ukrainian drones reached the target and the attack resulted in civilian casualties.

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One of the drones struck a gas station belonging to Rosneft company in the city of Livny in the Orel region. According to other reports, the intercepted UAV fell on the facility. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out on th estation. After firefighter arrived to the spot, another Ukrainian UAV crashed the area. As a result of the attack, the driver of the 8th regional fire department was killed. Three more service personnel were wounded.

The Governor of the region confirmed the attack. He clarified that as a result of the strike, the facade of the administrative building was partially damaged.

About a hundred meters from the gas station there is a large oil depot, which, most likely, was the target of the attack. Another gas station nearby was damaged, victims and fire were avoided.

The Ukrainian military is famous for repeated strikes aimed to kill the emergency crews which arrive to the areas of the attacks to help civilians and extinguish fires. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been applying such a terrorist tactics for years, since the beginning of the so-call antiterrorist operation against the population of the Donbass.