06/21/2024June 21, 2024
Drones attack oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region
Russian officials say a fire has broken out at an oil refinery in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar following an overnight drone attack.
Two people were injured, but the fire has been extinguished, the region’s crisis management center said early Friday.
In addition, the bus station in Yuzhny and a boiler plant in the city of Krasnodar were damaged as a result of a drone attack on the region in the early hours of the morning. At least four people were injured by falling debris from a drone.
Emergency officials, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said three municipalities came under attack. Fragments from one drone fell on a guest house in Temriuk district, but its residents were evacuated and there were no injuries.
Recently, Ukrainian drone attacks have been targeting oil storage facilities and refineries in Russia.
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06/21/2024June 21, 2024
Ukraine plans solar expansion to stabilize energy security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to expand the construction of solar power systems in the country. The goal is to stabilize the power grid, which has been severely affected by Russian attacks.
“The government has been tasked with immediately presenting a program to encourage the installation of solar generation and energy storage systems in Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Thursday.
Under the plan, citizens who install solar panels will be eligible for an interest-free loan.
Zelenskyy also said that measures have been taken to protect energy facilities from ongoing attacks by Russia, and specific deadlines have been set for the completion of protective structures.
The Ukrainian president pledged to build more decentralized energy facilities to ensure that administrative and critical infrastructure buildings have an alternative energy source during power outages.
According to official figures, about half of Ukraine’s energy production capacity has been lost due to systematic Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.
dh/sms (AP, AFP, DPA, Reuters)
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