A huge explosion with flames and smoke billowing up into the sky has taken place at a Russian oil depot after it was claimed to be struck by a Ukrainian air strike.
Two helicopters from the Ukrainian armed forces fired at the storage facility in Belgorod causing the massive fire, claimed the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.
He alleged that the helicopters entered Russian territory after flying at low altitude.
Video images of the purported attack posted online showed what looked like several missiles being fired from low altitude, followed by an explosion.
It comes two days after the province was rocked by blasts at an arms depot Two people were hurt in Friday's fire, Gladkov said on Telegram, and residents of three city streets have been evacuated.
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But Russian oil firm Rosneft, which owns the fuel depot, said in a separate statement that no one was hurt in the fire, though it gave no information on the cause.

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