{"id":1415440,"date":"2022-04-01T18:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T22:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415440"},"modified":"2022-04-01T18:59:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T22:59:40","slug":"russia-blames-ukraine-after-belgorod-fuel-depot-explodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-blames-ukraine-after-belgorod-fuel-depot-explodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Blames Ukraine After Belgorod Fuel Depot Explodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-blames-ukraine-after-belgorod-fuel-depot-explodes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Belgorod.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An oil depot in the Russian city of Belgorod, located about 22 miles from Ukraine\u2019s border, erupted Friday morning after a pair of Ukrainian helicopters hit it with missiles, Russian officials claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that two Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters entered Russian airspace early Friday morning, slipped past Russia\u2019s defenses, and attacked the civilian fuel depot. Konashenkov said that the fuel storage facility held only fuel for civilian use, not the military, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-religion-moscow-f5ba4d2800457c74b93bae1a310965f0\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe helicopters struck a civilian oil storage facility on the outskirts of Belgorod,\u201d Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defense said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ukraine-strikes-russian-military-depot-russians-say-11648804107\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u201cAs a result of the missile strike, some of the tanks were damaged and caught fire. Only civilian vehicles were supplied with fuel from this facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A top Ukrainian national security official denied Russia\u2019s claims about Ukraine\u2019s involvement, according to the AP. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine\u2019s national security council, said during a television appearance: \u201cFor some reason, they say that we did it, but in fact this does not correspond with reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich had earlier suggested that Russia was responsible. \u201cWe are carrying out defensive operations on our territory. Russian authorities bear responsibility for everything that happens at Russian territory,\u201d Arestovich said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hedged his response to the news, however, neither confirming nor denying any Ukraine involvement in the alleged strike. \u201cI can neither confirm nor reject the claim that Ukraine was involved in this simply because I do not possess all the military information,\u201d the minister said, according to WSJ.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war began earlier this week. Russia said that its forces would be pulling back from areas around Ukraine\u2019s capital of Kyiv in a show of good faith during negotiations. U.S. officials said the withdrawal is likely a temporary pause for the Russians to refuel and reorganize.<\/p>\n<p>A Kremlin spokesman suggested that the alleged attack on the Belgorod fuel depot would have a negative impact on negotiations. \u201cThis is not something that can be perceived as creating comfortable conditions for the continuation of negotiations,\u201d spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to WSJ.<\/p>\n<p>Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pentagon-skeptical-of-russias-claim-of-radically-reducing-troops-near-kyiv\">said<\/a> Tuesday that Russia\u2019s overtures of a withdrawal are likely being made in bad faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of reporting today on withdraws and, you know, Russian decisions, and I think it\u2019s really important that we put a little bit of this into context,\u201d Kirby said, later adding: \u201cNobody should be fooling ourselves by the Kremlin\u2019s now-recent claim that it will suddenly just reduce military attacks near Kyiv, or any reports that it\u2019s going to withdraw all its forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of Ukraine,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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