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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma and Alex Croft

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Smoke spreads over 300km from Russian port on fire after deadly strike

A large fire at an oil refinery in Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse has sent thick plumes of smoke stretching hundreds of kilometres, according to satellite imagery, after the second deadly Ukrainian strike within days.

Nasa Worldview images showed dark smoke from burning oil storage tanks spreading inland as far as the Stavropol region, some 300km away.

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