Oil depot in Russia’s Oryol Oblast burns in ‘massive’ Ukrainian drone attack, governor says

Oil depot in Russia’s Oryol Oblast burns in ‘massive’ Ukrainian drone attack, governor says

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated.

A “massive” Ukrainian drone strike targeted an oil depot near the city of Oryol in western Russia overnight, sparking a fire there, Oryol Oblast Governor Andrey Klychkov reported on December 22.

Klychkov claimed that Russian forces shot down 20 drones over Oryol Oblast, targeting fuel and energy infrastructure facilities. Local authorities reported the attack at around 1 a.m. local time.

Videos posted on social media and filmed by residents show big explosions Lights up the night sky around the city. The extent of the damage caused was not initially clear.

Klychkov claimed that there were no casualties or injuries as a result of the attack.

Video of an alleged drone attack on an oil depot in the suburbs of the Russian city of Oryol. Explosions occur amid active Russian air defense installations. (Vchkogpu/Telegram)

The Kyiv Independent cannot verify Russian officials’ claims and the Ukrainian military has not yet commented on the attack.

The attack comes just a week after the Ukrainian drones beaten the same oil depot, causing a major fire to break out. The fire reportedly burned for several days following the attack. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said after the December 14 attack that the depot in the village of Stalnoy Kon was among the largest oil product terminals in Russia and was “part of the Russian military-industrial complex that ensures the supply of petroleum products to Ukraine.” . Russian army.”

Over the past year, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia’s oil industry, which is crucial to sustaining Moscow’s oil industry War efforts as well as its military equipment.

As Russia’s large-scale invasion continues, Ukraine has continued to attack Russian targets along the Russian-Ukrainian border in an attempt to damage the country’s military supply chain.

According to reports, Ukrainian drones were already in use on December 21st attacked the Russian city of Kazan, over 1,000 km from the Russian-Ukrainian border. The drones hit several buildings and halted flights at the local airport.

Two Russian airports are suspending flights after Ukrainian drones attacked Kazan, media reports

Russian state media Kommersant reported that the airports in Kazan and the neighboring city of Izhevsk had suspended flights.

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