A clip circulating online purporting to show a fire at an oil depot in the Russian city of Belgorod this month is not recent, but rather dates from at least April 1. One user, who shared the video on Facebook on Sept. 12, said: “Oil depot reported to be on fire at night in Belgorod, Russia” (here). Another user said on Twitter: “It is reported that an oil depot was on fire in the Russian Belgorod at night” (here). Other examples of the clip shared online can be found (here), (here), (here) and (here). On April 1, Reuters reported that Moscow had accused Kyiv of attacking a depot in Belgorod, while a top Kyiv security official denied responsibility (here), (here), (here).

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