Ukraine Attacks Russian Oil Sites; Iran Targets Kuwait, Bahrain; Poland Warehouse Fire
Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting oil facilities in Russia and Russian-controlled Donbas, causing fires in fuel depots.
- Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, with the U.S. Central Command reporting six were intercepted and one did not reach its target.
- A major fire broke out at a warehouse in Starogard Gdaลski, Poland, requiring approximately 100 firefighters and a chemical rescue team to extinguish.
A tense night saw multiple international and domestic incidents unfold. In Poland, firefighters battled a massive blaze at a warehouse in Starogard Gdaลski, with around 100 personnel and a chemical rescue team responding to the fire that engulfed a 40x40 meter hall. Residents were advised to close windows due to the intensity of the fire, which involved pyrotechnic articles and led to several explosions before being extinguished around 5:30 AM. Police are investigating the cause.
Simultaneously, regional tensions escalated as Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM stated that six missiles were shot down and one failed to reach its target, refuting Iranian claims of hitting a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. The missile launches occurred hours after U.S. forces intercepted four Iranian drones and struck Iranian coastal surveillance radars.
Meanwhile, Ukraine conducted a significant drone assault on oil infrastructure in Russia and occupied Donbas. Fires erupted at fuel depots in Mariupol and Kronstadt, with explosions also reported in Ust-Labinsk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and at a port and oil depot in the Donetsk region.
Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.