NASA satellites have captured a large-scale fire at the Unecha oil pumping station in russia’s Bryansk Region. The blaze broke out after the site was struck by a drone, according to journalist Andrii Tsaplienko.
Tsaplienko noted that satellite imagery shows the fire engulfing the strategic facility, which is part of russia’s oil transportation infrastructure, pumping fuel across the country.
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On August 6, the city of Bryansk came under massive drone attack. Powerful explosions were heard, followed by a column of smoke rising from the local oil depot area. Eyewitnesses reported thick black smoke at the drone crash site in one of the city’s districts.
Residents in other parts of the region also reported hearing drones overhead and subsequent explosions.
At the end of June, the Bryansk Region endured four consecutive days of drone strikes. Several high-rise buildings in the city were damaged by russian air defense fire.
As previously reported by Defense Express, on June 28, drones operated by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (DIU) targeted the 120th Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of russia’s Ministry of Defense in Bryansk.
It was also reported that on June 5, a Ukrainian missile strike hit russia’s 26th Missile Brigade near Bryansk, destroying one Iskander launcher and damaging two others.
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