(Reuters) -Ukrainian drones attacked southern Russian Black Sea regions early on Thursday, killing one person, injuring another and hitting an oil storage depot, local officials said.
The attack is Ukraine’s latest in its war with Russia, which invaded its smaller neighbour in February 2022.
Emergency officials in Krasnodar region on the Black Sea, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said debris from a falling drone struck and killed a woman in Adler district near the resort city of Sochi.
A second woman was being treated in hospital for serious injuries.
Reuters could not independent confirm the report.
The administrative head of the Sirius federal district, south of Sochi, said a drone hit an oil base, but gave no further details.
Russia’s Rosaviatsia aviation authority said operations were suspended at Sochi airport for about four hours.
Ukraine’s military has frequently launched drone attacks on Russian targets often far from the war’s front line, particularly on sites linked with energy.
Russian forces have in recent weeks intensified drone attacks on Ukrainian towns and cities.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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