Ukraine strikes oil depots in Russia ahead of impending Trump backed negotiations

Ukraine has revealed that it launched a pair of attacks on oil depots in western Russia, the latest in Kyivs air assaults against strategic targets on Russian soil.According to Kyivs General Staff, its forces had struck storage facilities overnight in the Kaluga and Tula regions.It said in statements on each attack that damages were still being assessed, adding that the depots supported Moscows war effort in Ukraine.Meanwhile, Kalugas regional governor, Vladislav Shapsha, on Telegram said that a fire had broken out after an industrial site was hit in the city of Lyudinovo.He later said seven drones had been downed, with one landing in a non-residential area.Both sides in Russias almost three-year-old invasion of Ukraine have sought to improve their positions ahead of Mondays inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he would seek a swift end to the war.On his part, Tulas regional governor, Dmitry Milyaev, via Telegram, said that a fuel and lubricant tank had caught fire at a facility in the region as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack. Ukrainian forces have stepped up strikes inside Russia, primarily on oil depots and military production facilities, as they struggle to hold back steady Russian advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine.Russia has also carried out regular air strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities, killing four people on Saturday in a missile attack on central Kyiv. The post Ukraine strikes oil depots in Russia ahead of impending Trump backed negotiations appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.