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💥 Attack

Drones attacked the Kursk region of the Russian Federation on the night of July 28, 2024, causing fires at an oil depot in Polyova and other locations.

Polyova, Kursk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Censor.NET Kyiv Post

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drones (weapon_system) Aleksey Smirnov (person) fuel depot (location) Polyova oil depot (location) Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Federation (location) electrical substation (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Kursk region fuel depot (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Polevaya oil depot (location)

Source Reports

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Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Drones attacked Kursk region, causing fires

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Two fires broke out in Medva district and Kursk district

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Oil depot in Polyova caught fire due to drone attack

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Residents heard 'several powerful explosions' and saw heavy smoke

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Air defense forces were 'on alert' in Kursk region

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones targeted a fuel depot in the Kursk region overnight. Three fuel tanks were set alight.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:22.190Z

Source story: ataka-na-kursku-oblast-28-lypnya-2024-roku