A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire at an oil depot in the Kamensky district in Rostov region in southern Russia. “There are no casualties,” said Vasily Golubev Rostov region’s Governor. “Firefighters are extinguishing the fire” he added. Russian air defence units destroyed four drones over the region overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry said, without mention of an attack on the depot.
There are reports of three fuel tanks were burning at the Kamensky oil depot after two drones fell on the area. Videos posted on Russian social media showed what looked like large tanks ablaze at night. Reuters was able to identify one of the videos as located in Rostov’s Kamensky district.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the attack on the oil depot. A fuel storage depot in the Kamensky district was attacked earlier this month as well. Russia too has been targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
The attack comes while fuel storage tanks were still on fire at another oil depot in Rostov’s Proletarsk district, about 10 days after a Ukrainian attack.
Separately, Alexander Gusev, the governor of Voronezh, which borders Ukraine, said debris from a Ukraine-launched drone over the region sparked a fire “near explosive objects”. But there was no detonation, he added. The fire was doused, Gusev said and residents were returning to homes in two settlements from which they had been evacuated.
The Russian Defence Ministry said eight attack drones were destroyed over the Voronezh region, but gave no further details. Russian officials often do not disclose the full extent of damage inflicted by Ukrainian attacks.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in the 30-month-old war launched by Russia’s full-scale invasion of its smaller neighbour. Kyiv says its air attacks aim to destroy energy, transport and military infrastructure key to Moscow’s war effort.
Team Bharatshakti
(With inputs from Reuters)
