Russian missile strikes a Ukrainian civilian oil depot in Kyiv
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At the start of the fourth day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, a suspected Russian missile strike occurred at a civilian oil facility outside Kyiv early Sunday morning local time, according to Ukrainian officials."A missile attack was launched on the oil depot in Vasilkov near Kyiv," Ukrainian MP Anna Purtova said. It was an "environmental catastrophe," she said.After an oil depot attack 24 miles away in Vasilkov early Sunday, the sky south of Kyiv was visibly lit. Meanwhile, Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said on Telegram, "The missile attack was carried out on the Vasilkovskaya oil depot of the KLO company. Rescuers have already left for the scene of the tragedy. Most likely, there were no casualties. It will burn for a long time. The environmental damage will be colossal."Separately, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry stated that 3,500 Russian occupiers had been killed and over 200 had been kidnapped.The Russian Army claimed a variety of casualties and even claimed to have taken control of numerous cities in the neighbouring country.