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Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot

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A Moscow-installed city governor posted videos and photos of the blaze.

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  1. The Guardian

    Russia-Ukraine war live: Crimea navy oil depot fire ‘contained’ after burning for hours (opens The Guardian)

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    Moscow-installed governor in Sevastopol says blaze, attributed to Ukrainian drone strike, now under control

  2. Digital Journal

    Crimea fuel depot on fire, Russian-held towns shelled in Ukraine (opens Digital Journal)

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    A huge fire erupted in Moscow-annexed Crimea after a suspected drone attack hit an oil depot on Saturday, as fighting intensified.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Reported Ukraine drone strike ignites major fuel blaze on Crimea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Huge fire broke out at a fuel depot in Sevastopol city on the peninsula where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is based.

  4. NBC Chicago

    Russian Official Blames Ukrainian Drones as Huge Fire Engulfs Crimean Oil Depot (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A Russia-appointed official in Crimea says a massive fire erupted at an oil depot there after it was hit by two Ukrainian drones. The Moscow-installed governor of the port city of Sevastopol posted videos and photos of the blaze on his Telegram channel on Saturday.

  5. 12News Now Beaumont

    Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    A Moscow-installed city governor posted videos and photos of the blaze.

  6. New York Times

    Large Fire Burns at Crimea Fuel Depot After Suspected Drone Attack (opens New York Times)

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    A Russian-installed local official blamed the blaze on “enemy drones.” There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which typically maintains a policy of strategic ambiguity about strikes in Crimea.

  7. Fox News

    Massive Crimea oil depot fire caused by drone strike, governor says (opens Fox News)

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    A massive fire at an oil reservoir in Crimea Saturday was caused by a Ukrainian drone strike on the facility, according to a Russia-appointed governor.

  8. Newsweek

    Crimea oil depot engulfed in fire after drone attack (opens Newsweek)

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    The port city of Sevastopol has been under repeated air attacks since the start of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

  9. Winchester Star

    Russian official: Drone causes fire at Crimea oil reservoir (opens Winchester Star)

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    A Russia-appointed official in Crimea says a massive fire erupted at an oil reservoir there after it was hit by a drone. The Moscow-installed governor of the port city of

  10. UPI

    Fire at Crimea oil depot extinguished; Russia blames drone strike (opens UPI)

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    A massive fire at a fuel depot in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula was put out Saturday as the governor of the region's Russian occupiers claimed the blaze was caused by a suspected drone attack.

  11. New York Post

    Drone causes fire at Crimea oil reservoir: Russian official (opens New York Post)

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    Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of the Black Sea peninsula’s port city of Sevastopol, posted videos and photos of the blaze on his Telegram channel.

  12. Military.com

    Russian Official: Ukrainian Drones Hit Crimea Oil Depot (opens Military.com)

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    The oil depot was attacked by “two enemy drones," according to the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol.

  13. France 24

    Huge fire at Crimea fuel depot after drone strike: authorities (opens France 24)

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    A huge fire broke out on Saturday at a fuel depot in Sevastopol, the main port in Moscow-annexed Crimea, with authorities saying it was the result of a drone attack.

  14. WHDH Boston

    Suspected drone strike triggers massive fire in Russian-occupied Crimea (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — A suspected drone strike has sparked a huge fire at a fuel storage facility in the Russian-occupied Crimean port city of Sevastopol.The Russian-backed governor...

  15. Wall Street Journal

    Crimea Oil Depot Hit in Suspected Ukrainian Drone Strike (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Ukraine’s defense minister said the country was making its final preparations before its long-awaited spring counteroffensive.

  16. The Guardian

    Large blaze at Russian navy depot in Crimea after suspected drone strike (opens The Guardian)

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    Column of smoke seen rising from burning fuel tanks in port city of Sevastopol

  17. PBS NewsHour

    Russia-appointed governor reports strike on Crimea oil depot by Ukrainian drones (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine's drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.

  18. The Times of Israel

    Drone said to strike fuel depot in Russia-annexed Crimea, sparking huge fire (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Authorities in Moscow-controlled region say site in Sevastopol attacked by UAV; no injuries reported

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Russia blames drone hit for Crimea fuel depot fire (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    A drone attack on a fuel depot in the city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea set off an enormous fire early Saturday, a Russian official said, in the latest assault on a peninsula key to Moscow’s war effort.

  20. Military Times

    Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot, Russian official says (opens Military Times)

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    A Russia-appointed official in Crimea says a massive fire erupted at an oil depot there after it was hit by two Ukrainian drones.

  21. CBS News

    Suspected drone attack causes oil depot fire in Russian-controlled Crimea (opens CBS News)

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    It comes after a wave of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine Friday which left at least 23 people dead.

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