Fire erupts at oil depot in Russian-occupied Makiivka

Five fuel tanks caught fire at an oil depot in Russian-occupied Makiivka in Donetsk Oblast late on July 5, Russian state-controlled news outlet TASS reported.

A local news outlet from the city of Donetsk, occupied by Russia since 2014, cited the Makiivka mayor as saying that the fire was the result of an artillery strike on the town.

According to the mayor, residents of a neighboring village were left partially without electricity. No casualties were reported.

The local outlet also reported that the fire was caused by a strike from multiple launch rocket systems, claiming that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian forces.

Kyiv has not commented on the incident, but Ukraine does not generally confirm or deny strikes in Russia or Russian-occupied areas.

Ukraine's military, however, did confirm a large strike on a Russian military base in Makiivka last New Year's Eve, which it said killed 400 Russian soldiers and injured another 300.