Fire rages at oil depot in Russia’s Rostov after Ukraine drone attack
Al Jazeera
The strike on a depot in Kamensky district comes amid an ongoing blaze at an oil storage facility in Proletarsk city.
A Ukrainian drone attack has set an oil depot in Russia’s southern region of Rostov alight, the authorities said.
On Wednesday, regional Governor Vasily Golubev confirmed the overnight strike, saying on the Telegram messaging app that firefighters were extinguishing the blaze at the depot in Rostov’s Kamensky district, with no casualties reported.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence earlier said air defence units destroyed four drones over the region overnight, without mentioning the attack on the oil depot.
Three tanks were burning at the oil depot after two drones fell in the area, according to the Baza Telegram channel, which is close to Russian security services.
Ukraine’s strike marked its latest attack on Russian oil and gas facilities in retaliation for attacks on its energy infrastructure.
