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Mass fire reported at low voltage equipment plant in Kursk Oblast

by Rachel Amran July 16, 2024 1:05 AM 1 min read
A mass fire at a low-voltage equipment plant in Kursk Oblast on July 15, 2024. (Smirnov/Telegram) 
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A large fire broke out at a low-voltage equipment plant in Kursk Oblast, Governor Alexei Smirnov reported on July 16.

Smirnov alleges that a Ukrainian aircraft dropped an explosive device on the plant in Korenevo, causing a mass fire in one of the technological workshops. No employees of the plant were injured.

The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims.

Ukrainian intelligence services have been linked to a number of sabotage operations and attacks on Russian territory, targeting transport, military, or energy infrastructure.

In recent months, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia's oil industry, which is crucial to sustaining Moscow's war efforts, as well as its military hardware.

Attacks on oil depots in Krasnodar Krai in May reportedly disrupted operations at two facilities, the Slavyansk-on-Kuban and Tuapse refineries.

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A source in security and defense forces confirmed for the Kyiv Independent that drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) targeted the 167th training center at the Yeysk military airfield, where Shahed drones were stored.

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