Russia claims that a fireplace that broke out at a gas depot within the metropolis of Belgorod early on Friday was the results of an assault by two Ukrainian army helicopters.
Kyiv later denied the accusation, having initially refused to verify or deny it.
There was no impartial affirmation of particulars in regards to the incident.
“For some purpose they are saying that we did it, however in reality this doesn't correspond with actuality,” Oleksiy Danilov stated on Ukrainian tv on Friday.
“The hearth on the oil depot occurred because of an airstrike from two helicopters of the armed forces of Ukraine, which entered the territory of Russia at a low altitude,” the Russian governor of the area wrote earlier on the messaging app Telegram.
Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed that two of the depot's employees had been injured when the hearth broke out at two within the morning native time.
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Conditions claimed that greater than 170 rescue employees had been despatched to the depot.
Russia has reported shelling from Ukraine earlier than, together with an incident final week that killed a army chaplain, however not an incursion of its airspace.
Rosneft, which owns the depot, stated it had managed to evacuate its employees.
It is the second-biggest state-owned power firm in Russia.
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