Fire erupts at Russian oil depot after drone attack in Smolensk region
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In the Russian region of Smolensk, there was a report of a drone attack that caused damage to an oil storage facility.
The governor of the region, Vasiliy Anokhin, and the Baza Telegram channel reported that.
Smolensk region
According to the official, air defense was working in the Yartsevsky district.
The official stated that some parts of one of the drones landed on the grounds of the oil depot, leading to a fuel spill and subsequent ignition of fuel and lubricants.
Rescue services are localizing the consequences. There is no threat to residential buildings.
Oryol
According to reports from monitoring channels, there were explosions in Oryol and the Rostov region. However, the specific details of these incidents have not been revealed yet.
In total, the Russian defense ministry reported the destruction of 68 drones:
- 25 UAVs were allegedly shot down over the Bryansk region,
- 17 over the occupied Crimea,
- 11 over the Krasnodar region,
- 10 over the Smolensk region,
- two over the Tver region,
- one each over the Rostov, Kursk, and Kaluga regions.
The attack was attributed to Ukraine, but Kyiv has made no official statement regarding these allegations.
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It should be noted that explosions were heard in Sevastopol, temporarily occupied by Russians in Crimea on the evening of December 30 and on Tuesday night, the occupiers announced an attack by UAVs and surface drones.
"The loud sound that was heard was another air defense system intercepting and destroying two aircraft-type UAVs over the Black Sea. The situation is under control.
Given that the UAVs were shot down over the sea and at high altitude, I ask you to remain calm and stay in safe places," the so-called "governor" of Sevastopol, Mikhail Rozvozhayev, said.
Meanwhile, news channels in Crimea have reported that the Russian Air Defense Forces launched missiles towards Fiolent from the Omega Bay region. According to reports, two missile launches were based on the observed flashes.
Later, the same media outlets reported that the main explosions occurred in the Komyshova Bay area, and additional explosions in Kozacha Bay were also confirmed.
At approximately 1 a.m., Crimean Wind shared a photo of an explosion in the waters off Sevastopol. According to the publication, Russian aircraft deployed helicopters from Kacha to Sevastopol.
At 2:30 a.m., powerful explosions were again reported in Sevastopol.
In addition, in the Russian Federation, a warehouse was on fire in the Alabuga economic zone in Tatarstan, where parts for Shahed-136 attack drones were stored.
