Russian oil depot on fire following Ukrainian drone attack
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The Russian Ministry of Defense said it intercepted 2 drones over Kursk and 2 drones over Belgorod.
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A Ukrainian drone struck an oil depot in Klintsy, Russia, igniting a massive fire on January 19, 2024 (AP)
A failed drone attack set fire to an oil depot in Novominskaya, Southwestern Russia, the regional governor announced.
"Our soldiers have fended off a drone attack" with debris falling in an oil "reservoir", local governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.
"A fire has broken out" with 55 firefighters dispatched to the scene, the governor of Krasnodar region added in a Telegram post.
No injuries were recorded in the area, and the depot reportedly contains "some insignificant remnants of petroleum products."
Fire erupted at the Novominsk oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai after a night drone attack
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) February 5, 2025
Although regional head Kondratiev said a drone attack of the "Kyiv authorities, was repelled and falling drone wreckage was to blame, Russian MoD mentions only 2 drones shot down in… pic.twitter.com/8y0XMYQxou
Meanwhile, Russian air defenses intercepted four drones over the Kursk and Belgorod regions, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
In detail, two drones were intercepted over Kursk and two over Belgorod.
Drone warfare shaped the face of the current war in Ukraine. First-person view drones became a facet of the fighting in the region.
Drones offer three advantages to any army: Real-time updates of the battlefield, inexpensive attacks, and protecting the lives of combatants.
