Ukrainian drones ’strike Russian fuel and lubricants warehouse’

Two Ukrainian drones struck fuel facilities at one of Russia’s largest iron ore plants on Wednesday, though no one was injured and the plant was working as normal, Russian officials and the owner of the plant said. Kursk governor Roman Starovoit said a second drone had hit the Mikhailovsky GOK iron ore plant which is owned by Metalloinvest, Russia’s largest iron ore producer, around two hours after announcing the first such strike. He posted on social media that Russian anti-air defences were in operation and urged people to remain calm. Unverified video footage on Russian Telegram channels showed plumes of black smoke rising into the sky and damage at the plant, apparently after the first strike. “Today, as a result of a drone attack in the Zheleznogorsky district, a fuel tank at the fuel and lubricants warehouse of the Mikhailovsky Mining and Processing Plant caught fire,“ Metalloinvest said in a statement after the first attack. The company said in separ