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Posted on March 24, 2025
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Ukraine's drone strikes damaged a gas station in Russia's Belgorod region, with further attacks repelled in Crimea and Krasnodar.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine conducted two drone strikes on the Valuika gas distribution station in the Belgorod region on March 22, damaging equipment there, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry's statement did not say if the station continued to operate as usual or not.
Additionally, it said Ukrainian forces had attempted to attack the Glebovskoye gas condensate field in Crimea on March 23, but that Russian air defences had repelled the assault.
Earlier, the ministry said that Ukraine had attempted a drone attack on the Kropotkinskaya pumping station on the CPC pipeline in Russia's Krasnodar region on Monday. The station is currently under repair following a previous attack.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The main topic is Ukraine's drone attacks on Russian gas facilities, causing damage and prompting defensive responses.
The Valuika gas distribution station and the Kropotkinskaya pumping station were targeted, along with an attempted attack on Glebovskoye gas field.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported the attacks and stated that Russian air defenses repelled further assaults.
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