Event Brief
UPDATED May 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET
May 23, 2026 at 7:03 AM ET
Ukrainian strikes hit oil terminal and chemical plant in Russia
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Drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal in Novorossiysk, and a chemical plant in Perm Krai was hit.
WHO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Novorossiysk authorities
WHAT: Falling drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal in Novorossiysk; a chemical plant in Perm Krai was hit.
WHEN: May 23, 2026 at 10:18 AM ET
WHERE: Russia
WHY: The cause of the fire has not been reported.
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