A fire broke out at an oil depot in the Oryol region of Russia after a massive drone attack, the governor of the region, Andrey Klychkov, said, and video of the fire was posted online, UNN reports.
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"As a result of a massive drone attack, fuel caught fire at an infrastructure facility," the governor said.
According to him, several private houses sustained glass damage as a result of the attack, but there were no casualties.
Russian Telegram channels wrote that residents of Oryol complained of loud explosions and reported a fire at the oil depot. The reports said that drones could have attacked fuel tanks.
"Residents of Oryol report powerful explosions," the Baza telegram channel writes.
The Astra Telegram channel published a video of the fire. According to local residents, an oil depot was attacked. Eyewitnesses report at least one burning tank. The noise of drones was heard before the explosion.
The Russian Defense Ministry claims that Russian air defense destroyed and intercepted 37 UAVs overnight. It is claimed that 12 drones were destroyed and intercepted over the territories of Kursk region and Krasnodar region, 7 were shot down over Bryansk region, 5 over the territory of Oryol region and 1 over the Sea of Azov.
Previously
UNN wrote that at least four explosions were heard in the Russian city of Oryol.