Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal

Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal 1 of 6 | The death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory building in Starobilsk, a city in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Luhansk region, has risen to six, while 15 people remain missing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. According to the local health minister, 40 people were injured in the attack. Speaking at a meeting with war veterans in Moscow, Putin denounced the attack on the dormitory as a “crime” and ordered the military to submit its proposals for retaliation. 2 of 6 | Farmers collect fragments of a Russian missile that hit an agricultural field near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) 3 of 6 | A farmer carries a fragment of a Russian drone on an agricultural field near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) 4 of 6 | This photo released by Moscow-appointed head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel on Friday, May 22, 2026, shows dormitory of a university college building damaged by Ukrainian drones in Starobilsk, Ukraine. (Head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel via AP) 5 of 6 | This photo released by Moscow-appointed head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel on Friday, May 22, 2026, shows a university college building damaged by Ukrainian drones in Starobilsk, Ukraine. (Head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel via AP) 6 of 6 | Fragments of Russian missiles lie on the field against the background of the working farmers near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) 1 of 6 The death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory building in Starobilsk, a city in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Luhansk region, has risen to six, while 15 people remain missing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. According to the local health minister, 40 people were injured in the attack. Speaking at a meeting with war veterans in Moscow, Putin denounced the attack on the dormitory as a “crime” and ordered the military to submit its proposals for retaliation. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 6 | Farmers collect fragments of a Russian missile that hit an agricultural field near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) 2 of 6 Farmers collect fragments of a Russian missile that hit an agricultural field near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 6 | A farmer carries a fragment of a Russian drone on an agricultural field near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) 3 of 6 A farmer carries a fragment of a Russian drone on an agricultural field near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 4 of 6 | This photo released by Moscow-appointed head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel on Friday, May 22, 2026, shows dormitory of a university college building damaged by Ukrainian drones in Starobilsk, Ukraine. (Head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel via AP) 4 of 6 This photo released by Moscow-appointed head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel on Friday, May 22, 2026, shows dormitory of a university college building damaged by Ukrainian drones in Starobilsk, Ukraine. (Head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 5 of 6 | This photo released by Moscow-appointed head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel on Friday, May 22, 2026, shows a university college building damaged by Ukrainian drones in Starobilsk, Ukraine. (Head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel via AP) 5 of 6 This photo released by Moscow-appointed head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel on Friday, May 22, 2026, shows a university college building damaged by Ukrainian drones in Starobilsk, Ukraine. (Head of Russian-controlled Luhansk region Leonid Pasechnik Telegram channel via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 6 of 6 | Fragments of Russian missiles lie on the field against the background of the working farmers near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) 6 of 6 Fragments of Russian missiles lie on the field against the background of the working farmers near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal, injuring two people, without naming the facility.Russia’s Astra news outlet said Ukrainian drones struck the Sheskharis oil terminal and depot, the terminus for Russian state-controlled pipeline company Transneft’s main oil pipelines in the region. Images posted by Astra appeared to show smoke rising above the oil terminal, but they could not be verified. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the attack.Ukraine has expanded its mid- and long-range strike capabilities, deploying drone and missile technology that it has developed domestically to battle Russia’s 4-year-old invasion. Attacks on Russian oil assets that play a key part in funding the invasion have become almost daily occurrences. Meanwhile, the death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike overnight into Friday on a college dormitory building in Starobilsk, a city in Ukraine’s Russia-occupied Luhansk region, rose to 11, Moscow-installed officials said. 2 MIN READ 5 MIN READ 3 MIN READ Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denounced the attack on the dormitory as a “crime” and ordered the military to submit its proposals for retaliation. He said there were no military or law enforcement facilities near the college. At a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on the strike, held at the request of Russia, Ukrainian Ambassador Melnyk Andrii denied his Russian counterpart’s accusations of war crimes, calling them a “pure propaganda show” and asserting that the May 22 operations “exclusively targeted the Russian war machine.”___Follow the AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/Russia-Ukraine