{"id":1299826,"date":"2023-05-27T11:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T15:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/drone-attack-damages-russian-oil-facility-as-cross-border-activity-intensifies\/1299826\/"},"modified":"2023-05-27T11:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T15:10:03","slug":"drone-attack-damages-russian-oil-facility-as-cross-border-activity-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/drone-attack-damages-russian-oil-facility-as-cross-border-activity-intensifies\/1299826\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone Attack Damages Russian Oil Facility As Cross-Border Activity Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Drone Attack Damages Russian Oil Facility As Cross-Border Activity Intensifies<\/span><\/p>\n

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There’s been another weekend drone attack on Russian territory, as the AFP is reporting Saturday based on Russian regional authorities that a pair of drones truck an oil pipeline facility\u00a0in Russia’s western Pskov region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Local Governor Mikhail Vedernikov confirmed there was an explosion at an administrative building at the site. “Provisionally, the building was damaged as a result of an attack by two unmanned aerial vehicles,” he described<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Early morning, an explosion damaged the administrative building of the oil pipeline near Litvinovo, Nevelsky district,” Vedernikov said further.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There were no casualties reported amid an ongoing investigation into the cross-border incident, which reportedly took place near Belarus. The general region where Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian borders come together has been site of intensifying attacks from Ukraine in particular.<\/p>\n

These attacks have steadily multiplied, with the biggest and deadliest recent one being the Monday through Tuesday attack by groups of gunmen in Belgorod in which they tried and failed to “liberate” Russian villages.<\/p>\n

Ukraine has on an official level denied involvement in these, while Ukrainian officials and media have tended to positively celebrate them<\/strong>, suggesting at least foreknowledge or direct involvement by Kiev.<\/p>\n

A similar attack on a Russian oil refinery which took place in early May resulted in the Kremlin pointing the finger at Washington.<\/p>\n

At that time, Russia accused the United States and Western allies of helping the Ukrainians conduct\u00a0an attack<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters that\u00a0Kyiv could not have carried out the attack without Washington\u2019s involvement<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Attempts to disown this \u2014 both in Kyiv and in Washington \u2014 are, of course, absolutely ridiculous,”<\/strong>\u00a0the Kremlin spokesman said,\u00a0Russian news agency TASS reported.<\/em><\/p>\n

“We know very well that\u00a0decisions on such actions, on such terrorist attacks, are not made in Kyiv<\/strong>. Namely, in Washington. And Kiev is already doing what what he is told to do,” he added. Russia has not presented any evidence backing up its claims that Ukraine and the U.S. were behind the drone attack.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Recently\u00a0The Wall Street Journal<\/em>\u00a0publish a very revealing report on the presence of UK special forces assisting the Ukrainians along or near the front lines of fighting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The report\u00a0said that<\/a>\u00a0“UK special forces from the British Army\u2019s SAS and SRR regiments and the Navy\u2019s SBS units are operating very close to the front lines”<\/strong>\u00a0in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The WSJ presented it as constituting\u00a0a “split” in policy with Washington<\/strong>, given the White House has held back sending special forces to directly assist the Ukrainians on the front lines of fighting. However, there have long been significant rumors and reports of American operatives, including intelligence, directly supporting the war effort regardless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 05\/27\/2023 – 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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