Russia says Ukrainian drone attack on oil depot was aimed at disrupting peace efforts

MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian oil depot was an attempt by Kyiv to disrupt peace initiatives.

Authorities in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar said a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an oil depot near the village of Kavkazskaya. The depot is a rail terminal for Russian oil supplies to a pipeline linking Kazakhstan to the Black Sea.

"It is absolutely clear that we are talking about another provocation specially prepared by the Kyiv regime and aimed at disrupting peace initiatives," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.