Major Blaze At Fuel Storage Facility In Russia After Ukraine Air Strikes

Russia-Ukraine War: Two employees at the storage facilities were injured as a result of the fire, the governor said.

Ukrainian helicopters have carried out a strike on a fuel storage facility in Russia's western town of Belgorod, the local governor said on Friday.

"There was a fire at the petrol depot because of an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters, who entered Russian territory at a low altitude," Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel.

Two employees at the storage facilities were injured as a result of the fire, he said in another post.

Some 170 personnel were trying to put out the blaze, according to Russia's emergencies ministry.