Drone attack causes fire at oil depot in Rostov region
Kyiv • UNN
On the night of August 18, drones attacked an oil facility in Rostov region, causing a fire. The governor reported that debris fell and diesel fuel caught fire in industrial warehouses in Proletarsk.
On the night of August 18, a fire broke out at an oil facility in the Rostov region as a result of drone strikes. This was reported by UNN with reference to the governor of the Rostov region, Vasily Golubev.
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According to Golubev, in the west of the region, forces and resources allegedly “repelled an attack by an airplane-type UAV” that night.
“As a result of falling debris, diesel fuel caught fire on the territory of industrial warehouses in Proletarsk. Firefighting units are involved in extinguishing the fire,” the governor said.
But he later clarified that “at 05:35, due to a repeated UAV attack, firefighting at the industrial plant in Proletarsk was suspended.
Footage of a fire at an oil facility was posted online. Russian media say that the oil depot is on fire because of a drone strike.