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A Russian oil refinery in the northwestern Komi Republic caught fire on June 2, leading to casualties, the Komi Republic’s Investigative Committee said. The committee said there were both injured and dead in the incident but didn’t disclose further details. The incident is just the latest in the series of fires that have occurred at Russian oil infrastructure over the past months. They have been reported amid Ukraine’s drone campaign targeting oil facilities across Russia aimed at undermining a major source of funding for Russia’s war machine. The oil refinery belongs to Russia’s second-larges…

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