A Ukrainian drone struck an oil storage depot in western Russia on Friday, causing a major fire, officials said, as Kyiv s forces apparently extended their attacks on Russian soil ahead of the war s two-year anniversary.
Analysts say Belgorod lies on a part of the map that is within Ukraine's reach and also where Russia has placed logistical and military elements that are worthy of disruption by Kyiv. Add that all up, and it becomes apparent why the bounds of the conflict have extended into this particular border region, no matter what motive Moscow attributes to Ukraine's publicly unacknowledged countermeasures.