Russian forces strike petrol stations in Donetsk Oblast

Petrol stations and residential buildings caught fire in Donetsk Oblast following a Russian attack.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES)

Quote: "Petrol stations in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk came under enemy fire. The operator's building and a fuel dispenser caught fire."

Details: In the settlement of Yasnohirka, three homes caught fire at the site of the strike. In the settlement of Bylbasivka in the Sloviansk hromada, a Russian attack caused a fire at an outbuilding. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Quote: "Firefighters promptly extinguished all the fires."

Background:

• It was reported earlier that Russian strikes on petrol stations in frontline oblasts have become increasingly systematic. On 1 July, five stations were damaged in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and on 3 July, petrol stations were struck in Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts.
• Over 150 patrol stations have been destroyed in Ukraine over the past two months, and oil depots and other fuel infrastructure facilities have come under attack almost every week.

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