Russia says 75 drones "destroyed" and "intercepted": oil depot, tanks and airfield reportedly attacked

Russia says 75 drones "destroyed" and "intercepted": oil depot, tanks and airfield reportedly attacked

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 3 2024, 07:07 AM • 27374 views

The Russian Defense Ministry said that 75 drones were intercepted in several regions. An oil depot in the Belgorod region, a military airfield and the Rosrezerv plant in the Rostov region, where fuel tanks are burning, were attacked.

The Russian Defense Ministry says that 75 drones were allegedly intercepted and destroyed overnight. In the Belgorod region of russia, according to the governor, an oil depot was attacked, while in the Rostov region, according to telegram channels, a military airfield was attacked, as well as the Atlas combine of Rosreserv, where tanks are burning, reports UNN.

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the russian ministry of defense said that during the past night air defense systems allegedly intercepted and destroyed 36 aircraft-type UAVs over the Rostov region, eight over the Kursk region, nine over the Belgorod region, 17 over the Orel region, two over the Ryazan region, and one UAV each over the Voronezh region, the Krasnodar Krai of russia, and the Sea of Azov.

The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that drones were used to attack an oil depot in Gubkinsky city district.

"As a result of the explosion there was a fire of one of the tanks. Fire crews promptly liquidated the fire. There were no casualties," wrote Gladkov.

Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev said that a number of warehouse facilities in the Kamensky and Morozovsky districts were damaged as a result of a massive UAV attack. "Emergency response services are putting out the fires," he reported.

It was reported that after a drone attack, fuel tanks are on fire in the Kamensky district of rostov region, rf.

At the same time, Golubev claims that 55 UAVs attacked the Rostov region last night.

ASTRA reported that the Morozovsk military airfield in the Rostov region was attacked.

"Eyewitnesses speculate that judging by the detonation, an ammunition depot or fuel tanks are on fire," the report said. 

ASTRA also published footage of burning tanks in the Kamensky district of the Rostov region, where the Atlas plant of Rosrezerv, which specializes in the storage of petroleum products, was attacked. 

"As reported by local residents, the FGKU "Combine "Atlas" of the management of the federal agency for state reserves in the southern federal district in Astakhovsky rural settlement of Kamensky district was hit," - writes ASTRA.