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Russia
Ukrainian drones attacked several regions of Russia on the night of May 31. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the interception of 216 Ukrainian drones and the destruction of more than 10 regions in Russia, including the Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov.
Governor of the Saratov Region, Roman Busargin maleAs a result of drone attacks there is damage to civilian infrastructure. He did not provide any other details. Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ published Video footage allegedly showing the fire at the Saratov oil refinery. Refinery strikes certain Analysis of Astra’s publication.
Rostov Region Governor Yuri Slyusar said that in the Matveevo-Kurgan region, a fuel storage facility belonging to a private company caught fire due to falling drone debris. According to him, there were no casualties. Residents of nearby private homes were evacuated “to ensure their safety.” In the village of Matveyev Kurgan, a pharmacy, two shops, a car and a gas pipe were damaged, and a state of emergency was declared there.
A fire also broke out as a result of a drone attack at an institution in the Urzum district of the Kirov region. I mentioned Head of the region Alexander Sokolov. Ukrainian surveillance channels claimthat we are talking about the Lazarevo Linear Production Dispatch Station (LPDS). The Ukrainian Armed Forces call it the main point of the Surgut-Polotsk oil pipeline, through which Russian oil is transported to the Baltic Sea ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga and to Belarus.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its summary I mentionedUkrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery, Lazarevo station and a fuel and lubricants depot in the Rostov region.
War through the eyes of Medusa readers
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Nadezhda (Moscow region). Four years ago, when it all started, when everyone was rejoicing and shouting “This is what the Ukrainians deserve,” I cried and said that the war would not end in three days, nor in a week, nor in a month. The war will continue for a long time and will return to where it came from, that is, to us. She said she would fly us here too and it wouldn’t seem so bad. They didn’t listen to me, they laughed in my face.
Now there are no more emotions. Well, it flies, well, it explodes, well, people die – that’s what you wanted, right? Did something really go wrong?
I think we need to cover the windows with film. Our house is not far from the weapons factory, but to the southwest of it. 7th floor, if the windows are broken, cats may jump out of fear.
So I gave up and cried. I understood only one thing – no one will help us, no one will need us – neither in our country nor in another country. Only for your loved ones. Only for their sake should one live, rejoice and enjoy every day.