Ukrainian drone attack causes fire in the oil depot in Russia

Ukrainian drone attack causes fire in the oil depot in Russia

More than 120 firefighters fought against a fire in an oil camp in the Russian city of Sochi early Sunday morning, which was triggered by a Ukrainian drone attack.

fire in the oil depot

In the Krasnodar area on the Black Sea, where Sochi is located, a fuel tank burned with a capacity of 2,000 cubic meters. The Russian news agency Ria reported this, citing emergency officials.

Ukrainian drone attacks

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced in its daily morning report on Telegram that its air defense units had destroyed 93 Ukrainian drones overnight, including one above the Krasnodar area and 60 over the water of the Black Sea.

flight connections in Sochi

Rosaviatsia, the civil aviation authority in Russia, temporarily stopped flights at Sochi Airport to ensure air safety. Later it was announced on Telegram that the flights at 02:00 GMT were resumed on Sunday (10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday).

attack on critical infrastructure

The reports could not be verified independently by Reuters, and initially there was no comment from Ukraine. The attack, which Kondratjew described in the district of the coastal city, represents the recent attempt by Ukraine to make infrastructure within Russia, which Kyiv regards war effort for Moscow.

consequences of the attack

Last month, a woman in the district of Adler was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack, but attacks on Sochi, which in 2014 organized the Winter Olympics, were rare during the war that Russia began in February 2022.

Krasnodar region and other attacks

The Krasnodar area houses the Ilsky Raffinerie near the city of Krasnodar, one of the largest in southern Russia and frequent destination of Ukrainian drone attacks. The governor of the Woronech region in southern Russia also reported on Sunday that four people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack that caused several fires. At the same time, Russia started a rocket strike on Kiev, as the military administration of the Ukrainian capital announced.

summary of the location

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that its units destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones above the border area with Ukraine. The latest developments show that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to have serious effects on regional security.