On the night of November 28-29, a drone attack targeted an oil depot in the Kamensky district of russia’s Rostov region, igniting a large-scale fire. The incident was reported by Astra, which described the blaze as visible from nearby M-4 highway.
The Atlas oil depot, the site of the fire, has been a target before; it was struck by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in August 2024. This latest incident has raised concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the region.
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Acting Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed a significant drone offensive, claiming that 30 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed or neutralized by electronic warfare systems in the northwest of Rostov region. While Yuri Slyusar acknowledged some on-ground consequences from falling drone debris, he refrained from directly addressing the fire at the oil depot.
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