Initial reports suggest that a fire broke out at the facility after the attack. The full extent of the damage caused is still being clarified, the message added. “The targeting of such facilities creates serious logistical problems for the Russian occupying army and significantly reduces their offensive potential,

Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces and Special Operations Forces of Ukraine, in coordination with other divisions, struck Oskolneftesnab, a fuel and lubricant depot in Belgorod Oblast of Russia on the night of 12 November.

Russia is changing the rules for payments made to soldiers wounded in the war on Ukraine as the costs of the invasion pile up.

Estimates from researchers in the U.S. in July suggested that the Kremlin faces eye-watering costs for its payouts to troops injured in the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9,