Third Ukrainian strike hits Russian oil refinery and prompts evacuations
Residents near a burning refinery in Tuapse are told to leave, as efforts continue to contain an oil spill caused by earlier strikes.
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"firefighters and other rescuers were working in 'extremely difficult conditions', and he described their efforts as 'true heroism'."
— Veniamin Kondratyev , Executive
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Sergei Boyko is the head of the Tuapse district in Russia.
Veniamin Kondratyev is the Governor of Krasnodar Krai in Russia.
Vitaliy Klitschko is the Mayor of Kyiv.
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
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Residents near a burning refinery in Tuapse are told to leave, as efforts continue to contain an oil spill caused by earlier strikes.
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