Drones belonging to the Ukrainian Security Service were actively operating in Russia’s Lipetsk and Belgorod oblasts on the night of 12-13 May, causing a fire at an oil depot near the town of Stary Oskol and the 500 kV Yelets substation.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda source in the Security Service of Ukraine
Details: The source noted that the Russians complained in local Telegram channels all night about a series of loud explosions near the oil depot in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast. In turn, the governor of Lipetsk Oblast confirmed the fire at the Yelets power substation.
The source added that the substation powers Russian Railways traction substations, the Stanovaya oil pumping station and ensures transmission between the Lipetsk, Oryol and Bryansk power systems.
For reference: Oskolneftesnab is the largest regional fuel company in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast.
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