Russian authorities report fire at oil depot in Belgorod Oblast

A building that caught fire. Stock photo: Russian media

Drones attacked an oil depot in the Gubkin district of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on the night of 2-3 August.

Source: Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod Oblast, on Telegram

Details: An explosion occurred at the oil depot and one of the tanks caught fire. Firefighters, as local authorities reported, supposedly quickly extinguished the fire. No one was injured.

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Background: On the night of 2-3 August, residents of Russia’s Rostov and Oryol oblasts reported the sounds of drones and explosions. Russian air defence was actively working over the regions.

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