Russia has launched more than 51,000 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine since the start of its full-blown invasion nearly three years ago, the Ukrainian air force said on Thursday.

The report documents violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws, including possible war crimes

Ukraine’s ambitious plan to reclaim Kurakhove from Russian control has been decisively thwarted. Despite determined efforts, the Ukrainian army's attempts to retake the region were crushed by Russia’s overwhelming force.

The Ukrainian military says it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia. The strike caused a huge blaze at the facility that supplies an important Russian air base.

A state of emergency has been declared in the city of Engels in Russia's Saratov Oblast, where Ukraine's defence forces earlier hit an oil depot that supplies fuel to Russian warplanes. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax Quote from Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin: "A state of emergency is to be declared in Engels as the area of fire at the industrial facility targeted in a UAV attack has expanded.

The attack, which also wounded dozens of people, came hours after Ukraine’s military attacked an oil depot deep inside Russia.

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The military said that Russia has seized the facility to coordinate attacks against Ukrainian forces and civilians, especially in Kurakhove. Russia announced a full capture of Kurakhove earlier this week.