Russia's Smolensk governor says Ukrainian drone sets fuel depot ablaze

The governor of Russia's western region of Smolensk said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone hit a fuel depot overnight, setting it on fire, while an attack on the regional centre has been repelled.

The governor, Vasily Anokhin, said on his Telegram messaging app that the drone attacked fuel-energy facility in the Kardym region at 2 a.m. (2300 GMT on Friday), hitting a reservoir with fuel and oil lubricants. The firefighters were tackling the blaze, he added.

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