Drones attack oil depot in Russia’s Volgograd region, causing fire

Drones attack oil depot in Russia’s Volgograd region, causing fire

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An oil depot is on fire in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation after a drone attack.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the governor of the Russian Volgograd region, Andrey Bocharov, on Telegram.

“In the Oktyabrsky district, as a result of the fall of UAV debris, a fire has been reported at an oil depot,” the message says.

According to the Russian governor, the relevant services are working “at the scene of the incident.”

Bocharov added that, according to his “preliminary data, there are no casualties.” 

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As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of January 7, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Oskolneftesnab oil depot in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation and a military warehouse of material and technical resources in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.

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