Russia attacked a gas station in Kharkiv with an FPV drone, causing a fire
Late in the evening on July 31, Russian troops launched an attack using an FPV drone on a gas station in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv. The attack caused a fire at the gas station, but there were no casualties.
According to rescue workers, a fuel dispenser caught fire after being hit. The fire covered an area of about three square meters.
Units of the State Emergency Service quickly extinguished the fire and dealt with the aftermath of the enemy attack. Medical personnel and law enforcement officers were also on the scene.
As the Financial Times notes, the Russian army has recently changed its airstrike tactics, increasingly targeting gas stations.
According to sources cited by the publication, the Kremlin is attempting to:
- complicate fuel supplies to the regions;
- disrupt logistics chains;
- increase psychological pressure on residents of frontline regions.
In addition, such attacks may be a response to Ukraine’s successful strikes on Russian fuel infrastructure.
Earlier, Oleg Synyegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, refuted reports that there were allegedly no functioning gas stations left on the Kharkiv–Poltava highway.
He urged citizens to trust only official and verified sources of information and not to spread unconfirmed reports.
At the same time, energy expert and director of special projects at the Psychea Scientific and Technical Center, Gennadiy Ryabtsev, emphasized that despite rising prices for gasoline and diesel fuel, there is currently no basis for speaking of a fuel crisis in Ukraine.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES).
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