Footage of a fire at the oil refinery in Tuapse, allegedly caused by a drone attack, has been posted online. According to russian telegram channels, a fire broke out on the territory of the enterprise due to the falling wreckage of the downed UAV.
Local residents claim they heard several drones flying overhead at 3 a.m. There were about seven explosions.
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Later, the head of the Tuapsinsky Municipal District, Sergei Boyko, reported that at 3:07 a.m., a tank caught fire at the oil depot. "According to preliminary data, there are no dead or injured. The fire was extinguished by 16 firefighting crews. The situation is under control," the russian official stated.
Later, the governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev, also commented on the situation. According to him, the attack on the oil refinery in Tuapse set a gasoline tank on fire, covering an area of over 1,000 square meters.
"According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. 121 people and 39 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire," the governor claimed.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Ukrainian FPV drones had destroyed russia’s newest TOS-2 Tosochka system for the first time.
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