Oil depot is on fire in Krasnodar region of Russia after drone attack
On Thursday, March 12, an oil depot caught fire in the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar region of Russia after a drone attack.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by Nastoyashchee Vremya, citing a statement from the regional operational headquarters.
The total area of the fire is 150 square meters. There were no casualties, the operational headquarters said.
The Astra Telegram channel notes that residents of Tikhoretsk reported multiple explosions and a fire. The widely circulated footage of the fire shows two sources of ignition. An Astra analyst suggests that fuel tanks are likely burning.
Later, the head of the Tikhoretsk district reported that during the drone attack in Tikhoretsk, a fire broke out at the oil refinery. Eighty-three people and 26 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire.
Initially, it was reported that a facility belonging to the Tikhoretsk-Nafta company was on fire, but later it was clarified that the fire was at an oil industrial cluster comprising several enterprises.
The Tikhoretsk oil hub is one of the largest oil transshipment points in southern Russia. It is located in the Krasnodar region and is managed by Tikhoretsk-Nafta LLC, a Transneft subsidiary.
As reported by Ukrinform, on March 10, the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully struck the Bryansk microelectronics plant Kremniy El with Storm Shadow air-launched missiles.
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