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strike2026-05-07 00:00 UTC
Wayward Ukrainian drones hit empty fuel depot in Latvia, damaging oil tanks
Latvian officials reported that two Ukrainian drones entered Latvia from Russian airspace on May 7 and struck an empty fuel depot about 40 km inside Latvian territory. Four empty oil storage tanks were damaged and a small area smoldered; no injuries were reported.
DETAILS
Type
strike
Occurred
2026-05-07 00:00
Reported
2026-05-11
Location
Fuel depot near Rēzekne, Latvia (about 40 km from the Russian border)
Coordinates
56.5063, 27.3307
Killed
0
Wounded
0
Confidence
78 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Four empty oil storage tanks damaged; firefighters extinguished a smoldering area of about 30 square meters; schools closed and air raid alerts declared across three municipalities.
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