Moscow has accused two Ukrainian military helicopters of attacking a fuel storage depot in the Russian city of Belgorod.
It is the first accusation of a Ukrainian airstrike on Russian soil since Moscow invaded its neighbour in late February.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod region has claimed the depot was hit by a low altitude Ukrainian helicopter strike with the resulting blaze injuring two people. However, Russian oil firm Rosneft, which owns the depot, said in a separate statement that no one was hurt in the fire, though it gave no information on the cause.The explosion in Belgorod comes amid Western claims that Russia aims to stage ‘false flag’ attacks as a justification for continuing the war in Ukraine.
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