A screenshot released by Ukraine's Military Intelligence Agency (HUR) showing the aftermath of a strike on a Russian train. (Telegram/HUR).
Ukrainian drone operators destroyed three Russian fuel tanks during a strike on a train moving through occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on May 24, according to Ukraine's Military Intelligence Agency (HUR).
The Kyiv Independent was not able to independently verify the claims.
"At least three fuel tanks were destroyed. The railway supply of the Russian occupation forces to the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhia Oblast and Crimea have been disrupted," HUR said.
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