Ukraine attack drones blast Putin explosives factory & oil depot 300 miles behind Russian lines as Keir arrives in Kyiv

UKRAINE launched a massive overnight drone attack striking key Russian targets 300 miles behind the enemy line.

A major inferno ignited at an oil depot in Liski, Voronezh region after an attack by at least ten military drones.

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Ukrainian drones attack Tambov Gunpowder Plant in Kotovsk, 310 miles from the Ukrainian border[/caption]

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Ukrainian drones also targeted the Tambov Gunpowder Plant near Kotovsk, some 310 miles from the Russia-Ukraine border.

The facility is considered one of the main suppliers of explosive materials for the Russian army.

Air defences were actively seeking to protect Vladimir Putin’s military plant used to fuel his massive war machine.

But the drones slipped through the defences at the facility, triggering explosions and the blaze.

Firefighters and special fire trains were rushed from two neighbouring regions to the 23-tank depot which supplies the Russian army.

The massive assault came as British premier Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv to sign a historic 100-year pact with Ukraine.

The Russian defence ministry said: “During the night, air defence systems on duty intercepted and eliminated three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.”

Alexander Gusev, Putin’s regional governor, said: “The territory of three districts of Voronezh Region was attacked by more than 10 UAVs – most of them hit an oil depot in the Liskinsky district.”

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