An oil depot caught fire Saturday in Russia鈥檚 Rostov region after a Ukrainian drone attack, its governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram.
鈥楢fter a drone attack, a fire broke out in a petrol refinery in the Tsimlyansky district,鈥� Golubev wrote, adding that there were no casualties.
He later said the fire, which was hundreds of kilometres from the front line, had been extinguished.
A source in the Ukrainian defence sector confirmed Kyiv was behind the attack.
鈥楾he SBU drones continue to impose targeted economic sanctions against the Russian energy complex, which is working for the war in Ukraine,鈥� the source said.
鈥楳ore than three dozen successful strikes on Russian oil depots and refineries have already significantly reduced Russia鈥檚 oil refining and revenues.鈥�
Russia鈥檚 defence ministry also on Saturday said its forces had downed four more Ukrainian drones -- two in Rostov, one in the Belgorod region and one in Kursk regions, all of which are on the border with Ukraine.
Five civilians were killed by Russian fire on Saturday in Ukraine鈥檚 Kharkiv and Kherson regions, their governors said.
鈥楾hree people have been killed and five injured as a result of Russian aggression today,鈥� Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the southern Kherson region, wrote on social media.
The three victims were a 72-year-old woman, a 50-year-old woman, and a 41-year-old man, Prokudin said.
Oleg Synegubov, governor of Kharkiv region, said Russian strikes on a 鈥榗ivilian infrastructure facility鈥� in the village of Budy had killed three people and injured 22.
The village is located southwest of the regional capital Kharkiv.