Ukraine strikes oil pumping station in western Russia

KIEV -- The Ukrainian forces struck the Unecha oil pumping station in western Russia's Bryansk region overnight, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Wednesday.

A large fire broke out near the building of the backup pumping station following the strike, it said in a statement on Telegram, adding that explosions were also reported near the tank farm and in the area housing the main and booster pumps.

The oil pumping station is used to supply the Russian army, it said.

The Unecha station, part of the Druzhba oil pipeline network, has an annual capacity of up to 60 million tons of oil.