A Russian oil depot was set ablaze overnight after Ukraine launched a drone attack on the site, according to Russian officials.
Up to 55 people were fighting to extinguish the fire in Krasnodar, southern Russia, on Wednesday morning, the region’s governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.
Kyiv has launched a series of drone attacks on Russian energy facilities over recent days, including at a major oil refinery in Volgograd.
It comes as Volodymyr Zelensky signalled he was ready to negotiate the end of the Ukraine war with Russian president Vladimir Putin if it was the only method to bring peace to Ukraine.
“If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely, we will go for this set-up for the meeting,” he said.
“I will not be kind to him. I consider him an enemy. And to be honest, I believe he considers me an enemy as well,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky also revealed Ukraine has lost more than 45,000 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.