Ukrainian airstrike hits fuel depot inside Russian territory

Ukrainian forces used two helicopters to attack a fuel depot in Russia on Friday, causing a massive fire, according to a Russian official.

The alleged attack occurred in Belgorod, Russia, just 25 miles from the Ukrainian border. Eight of the 16 fuel tanks at the facility are on fire, according to Russian media. The alleged attack comes two days after a Ukrainian official told the Washington Examiner that his country has the right to attack targets inside Russian territory.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region, said that two Ukrainian armed forces helicopters entered Russian territory at low altitude on Friday to conduct the airstrike, according to Russian media reports.

The mayor of Belgorod told Russian media that two people inside the facility at the time of the blast were not injured.