Ukraine Drones Set Oil Depot Ablaze in Russia’s Rostov, Governor Says 

A view from a vehicle's glass window shows a fire in the oil tanks at the Glubokinskaya oil depot, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kamensky district, Rostov region, Russia in this screen grab from social media video released August 28, 2024. (Video obtained by Reuters/via Reuters)
A view from a vehicle's glass window shows a fire in the oil tanks at the Glubokinskaya oil depot, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kamensky district, Rostov region, Russia in this screen grab from social media video released August 28, 2024. (Video obtained by Reuters/via Reuters)
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Ukraine Drones Set Oil Depot Ablaze in Russia’s Rostov, Governor Says 

A view from a vehicle's glass window shows a fire in the oil tanks at the Glubokinskaya oil depot, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kamensky district, Rostov region, Russia in this screen grab from social media video released August 28, 2024. (Video obtained by Reuters/via Reuters)
A view from a vehicle's glass window shows a fire in the oil tanks at the Glubokinskaya oil depot, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kamensky district, Rostov region, Russia in this screen grab from social media video released August 28, 2024. (Video obtained by Reuters/via Reuters)

A Ukraine drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in the Kamensky district of Russia's southern region of Rostov, its governor said on Wednesday, confirming media reports that several tanks were on fire.

"There are no casualties," the governor, Vasily Golubev, said on the Telegram messaging app. "Firefighters are extinguishing the fire."

Russian air defense units destroyed four drones over the region overnight, the Russian defense ministry said, without mention of an attack on the depot.

Earlier, the Baza Telegram channel, which is close to Russia's security services, said three tanks were burning at the Kamensky oil depot after two drones fell on the area.

Videos posted on Russian social media showed what looked like large tanks ablaze at night. Reuters was able to identify one of the videos as located in Rostov's Kamensky district.

There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.

A fuel storage depot in the Kamensky district was attacked in early August as well.

The attack comes while tanks were still on fire at another oil depot in Rostov's Proletarsk district, about 10 days after a Ukrainian attack, Russian Telegram channels said.

Separately, Alexander Gusev, the governor of Voronezh, which borders Ukraine, said debris from a Ukraine-launched drone over the region sparked a fire "near explosive objects". But there was no detonation, he added.

The fire was doused, Gusev said on Telegram, and residents were returning to homes in two settlements from which they had been evacuated.

The Russian defense ministry said eight attack drones were destroyed over the Voronezh region, but gave no details.

Russian officials often do not disclose the full extent of damage inflicted by Ukrainian attacks.

Both sides deny targeting civilians in the 30-month-old war launched by Russia's full-scale invasion of its smaller neighbor. Kyiv says its air attacks aim to destroy energy, transport and military infrastructure key to Moscow's war effort.



Sweden to Prosecute Two Men over Quran Burnings

A Quran is displayed at the Museum of the Frankincense Land in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
A Quran is displayed at the Museum of the Frankincense Land in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
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Sweden to Prosecute Two Men over Quran Burnings

A Quran is displayed at the Museum of the Frankincense Land in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
A Quran is displayed at the Museum of the Frankincense Land in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they will put two men on trial for setting fire to the Quran in a series of incidents last year that prompted outrage in the Muslim world.
The two men had committed offences of agitation against an ethnic or national group on four separate occasions when burning Islam's holy book outside a mosque and in other public places, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.
"Both men are prosecuted for having on these four occasions made statements and treated the Quran in a manner intended to express contempt for Muslims because of their faith," Senior Prosecutor Anna Hankkio said in a statement.
Evidence against the two men, named as Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem, consisted largely of video recordings, Hankkio said.
Lawyers for the two men did not immediately respond to requests for comment when contacted by Reuters.
Momika, a refugee from Iraq, has said he wanted to protest against the institution of Islam and to ban its holy book.
Sweden's migration agency has said it wanted to deport Momika due to false information on his application for residency but that the order would not be carried out because he was at risk of torture in his home country.