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<\/p>\nUkrainian armed forces struck a major Russian-controlled oil depot while pro-Kyiv saboteurs exploded a train carrying ammunition and fuel in occupied territory.<\/p>\n
A huge blast and fire was seen at the oil facility in the Budennovsky district of occupied Donetsk region after intense shelling.<\/p>\n
The exploded oil was intended for use by Russian troops, said reports.<\/p>\n
There were four large oil tanks at the facility.<\/p>\n
‘It is difficult to assess the damage to the oil depot, but extensive fire indicates damage to the reservoir or underground storage,’ said a military Telegram channel report.<\/p>\n
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A huge blast and fire was seen at the oil facility in the Budennovsky district of occupied Donetsk region after intense shelling<\/p>\n
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The exploded oil was intended for use by Russian troops, said reports. There were four large oil tanks at the facility<\/p>\n
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Separately, partisans blew up a train used to carry fuel and ammunition from annexed Crimea to Melitopol and Dniprorudne, both in Zaporizhzhia region<\/p>\n
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On its return journey, this train was used to convey ore, grain and damaged equipment from the temporarily occupied territories<\/p>\n
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This was the 11th sabotage attack this year on Russian trains linked to Vladimir Putin’s war, said the Ukrainians<\/p>\n
Separately, partisans blew up a train used to carry fuel and ammunition from annexed Crimea to Melitopol and Dniprorudne, both in Zaporizhzhia region.<\/p>\n
On its return journey, this train was used to convey ore, grain and damaged equipment from the temporarily occupied territories.<\/p>\n
‘As a result of the controlled explosion, the railway and a locomotive with wagons were damaged,’ said the Ukrainian centre of national resistance.<\/p>\n
‘The explosion itself happened at 8am\u2026the occupiers have surrounded the place of the explosion and are searching the surrounding area.’<\/p>\n
‘Thanks to the heroes of the underground, the train finally completed its movement.’<\/p>\n
Tributes were paid to the partisans seen as responsible for disrupting Putin’s grip on occupied territories.<\/p>\n
This was the 11th sabotage attack this year on Russian trains linked to Vladimir Putin’s war, said the Ukrainians.<\/p>\n
‘The current sabotage is far from the last,’ said a statement.<\/p>\n
Russia has not admitted to losing the key rail link.<\/p>\n