Ukraine drones set oil depot ablaze in Russia's Rostov region, Telegram channels say
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Aug 28 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones set oil tanks on fire at an depotin Russia's Rostov region, RussianTelegram channels reported on Wednesday.
Russia's air defence units destroyed four drones over the Rostov region overnight, the Russian defence ministry and Rostov's governor, Vasily Golubev, said on the Telegram messaging app,but made no mention of an attack on an oil depot.
The Baza Telegram channel, which is close to Russia's security services, said that three tanks were burning at an oil depot in the Kamensky district of the Rostov region aftertwo drones fell on the area.
Videos posted on Russian social media showed what looked like large tanks ablaze at night. Reuters was able to identify the location of one of the videos as in Rostov's Kamensky district.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
A fuel storage depot in the Kamensky districtwas attacked in early August as well.
The attack comes while tanks were still on fire at another Rostov's oil depot, in the Proletarsk district, some 10 days after a Ukrainianattack, Russian Telegram channels report.
Separately, Alexander Gusev, the governor of the Voronezh region that borders Ukraine, said debris from a Ukraine-launched drone over the region sparked a fire "near explosive objects." Gusev added that there was no detonation.
The fire had been extinguished, Gusev said on Telegram, and residents from two settlements who were evacuated from their homes werereturning.
The Russian defence ministry said eight attack drones were destroyed over the Voronezh region, but it provided no further detail.
Russian officials often do not disclose the full extent of damage inflicted by Ukrainian attacks.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in the 30-month-old war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on its smaller neighbour. Kyiv says that its air attacks aim to destroy energy, transport and military infrastructure that's key to Moscow's overall war effort.
Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Michael Perry and Stephen Coates
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