Russian Officials Accuse Ukraine Of Crossing Russian Border, Setting Fire To Oil Depot: Report
“Governor Gladkov said in a Telegram message ‘there was a fire at the oil depot because of an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters, which entered Russian territory at low altitude’. ‘Nobody was killed,’” the report added.
Attempts to confirm Ukraine’s involvement have been inconclusive.
“Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said he could not confirm or deny reports of Ukrainian involvement in the strike as he did not have military information. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry and the general staff did not respond to requests for comment,” according to Reuters.
The report also comes following news on Tuesday that the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that it was going to “radically” reduce troop presence near Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv and its northern city, Chernihiv, as a way to help peace talks move forward.
The Pentagon soon shared its skepticism concerning the report. The Daily Wire previously reported:
“There’s been a lot of reporting today on withdraws and, you know Russian decisions, and I think it’s really important that we put a little bit of into context,” Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters.
“Nobody should be fooling ourselves, by the Kremlin’s now-recent claim that it will suddenly just reduce military attacks near Kyiv, or any reports that it’s gonna withdraw all its forces,” Kirby added.
“We all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of Ukraine,” he added.
Kirby also said, “The rapid advance to Kyiv in the initial days of the war showed very clearly for all of us that Kyiv and the capital city was a key objective for the Russians.”
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