[Russia] - Fire at Russian Oil Depot Extinguished After Ukrainian Drone Strike, Authorities Say

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Authorities in southwestern Russia said Tuesday a fire that had broken out after a Ukrainian attack over the weekend had finally been
extinguished.Acting Kursk region Governor Alexei Smirnov said that "emergency responders have extinguished a fire at an oil depot."Three
fuel tanks were hit in a Ukrainian drone attack in the early hours of Sunday, Smirnov added in a post on Telegram
Nobody was injured in that strike, he said.Ukraine's military claimed one of its drones hit the Polyova oil depot in the southwestern Kursk
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