Russia reports fire in Rostov fuel depot after Ukrainian drone attack

On Wednesday, Ukrainian forces used drones to launch attacks in several areas of southwestern Russia, including a fire at a fuel depot in Rostov.

Vasily Golubev, governor of the Rostov region, said on Telegram that firefighters were working to extinguish the fire and that there were no injuries.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it had shot down four Ukrainian drones over the Rostov region and eight drones over Voronezh.

Officials in Voronezh reported no damage or casualties.

In the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said a Ukrainian drone attack had damaged three houses but left no one injured.

According to official reports, Russian air defense also shot down a Ukrainian drone over the neighboring Kursk region.

In Ukraine, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk, Serhiy Lysak, said a Russian attack had killed at least three people and damaged infrastructure in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

Lysak said the attack came at a time of mourning in the city after a hotel was fatally hit by a rocket on Tuesday.

Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said a Russian missile damaged houses and injured 12 people.

Some information for this story was provided by Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.