Drone attack damages Russian oil pipeline hundreds of kilometers from Ukraine

The Ukrainian military is learning to fly drones in early May. Credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty

Ukrainian drones attacked and damaged hundreds of miles of oil pipelines inside Russia, Russian officials said on Saturday.

One of the pipelines reportedly attacked was one built by Soviet troops the Druzhba pipeline in the Tver region in northwestern Russia, 300 miles from the border with Ukraine.

“There are no casualties. Emergency services are currently on site,” the Tver government said in a statement.

Russia has previously accused Ukraine of attacking oil pipelines, including the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies oil to Europe.

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Officials in Russia's Pskov region, which borders Latvia and Estonia, said a drone attack also damaged the local pipeline's administration building early Saturday morning.

" aircraft" — said Mikhail Vedernikov, Governor of Pskov.

Ukraine's western allies are increasingly concerned about Kiev's desire to attack targets deep in Russia, while Kiev demands more advanced Western weapons with longer range.

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This week, far-right Russians allied with Ukraine , attacked several border villages in Russia using American-made equipment. Several regions of Russia are now also reporting regular artillery and drone attacks.

U.S. intelligence also said it believes Ukraine was behind a drone attack on the Kremlin in early May.

Ukraine was forced to promise its Western backers that it would not hit targets on Russian soil with Western equipment, but Vasily Malyuk, Ukraine's head of security, appeared to admit that Ukraine was behind the October attack on the bridge connecting Crimea to the mainland. part of Russia.

“It was a logistical route, and we were obliged to cut off the enemy,” he said in an interview with the Ukrainian Youtube channel. “Certain measures were taken.”

Vladimir Putin called the attack a “red line” and threatened massive retaliation.