Russian fuel depot hit by Ukrainian drones for second time

Municipal workers check cables after a Russian bomb attack in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, over the weekend (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Ukrainian drones have struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow’s military.

The strikes on Sunday came days after Russia launched sweeping attacks on Ukraine’s already battered energy grid, threatening to plunge thousands of homes into darkness as winter tightens its grip, and as Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbour nears the three-year mark.