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[ad_1] Verified footage of fireplace in south-west Russia after declare of oil refinery strike printed at 11:17 GMT 11:17 GMT

Fridon Kiria and Yi Ma BBC Confirm

Earlier this morning the Ukrainian army introduced it had struck an oil refinery in Saratov, a metropolis in south-western Russia round 285 miles (460km) from the border with Ukraine.

Previously few hours, eyewitness accounts and movies of the alleged assault started circulating on social media. We've been in a position to confirm one of many clips, which exhibits fires burning and lighting up the night time sky from a distance.

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We verified the video was recorded in Saratov by matching seen buildings with satellite tv for pc photos, whereas a reverse-image search of display screen grabs from the footage suggests it has solely emerged on-line at present.

Governor of Saratov area Roman Busargin acknowledged on his Telegram channel final night time {that a} drone strike had taken place, confirming “civilian infrastructure had been broken” with out mentioning the refinery.