Ukraine claims strike on key military fuel depot deep inside Russia

Ukrainian drones struck in Saratov, Russia (Governor of the Saratov region Roman Busargin telegram channel via AP)

The Ukrainian military has said it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze at the facility that supplies an important Russian air base.

Russian officials acknowledged a major drone attack in Saratov region, and said that authorities had set up an emergency command centre to fight the fire.