Fuel storage facility catches fire in Russia after drone attack – video

A fuel storage facility has caught fire in Russia's Rostov Oblast following a drone attack, local authorities say. Earlier, monitoring Telegram channels reported that an oil depot was burning at the site.

Source: Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slyusar; Russian media outlet ASTRA

Quote from Slyusar: "Last night, as a result of an enemy aerial attack in the Matveyev Kurgan district, debris from a UAV caused a fire at a fuel storage facility belonging to a private company that supplies agricultural producers."

Details: The Russian governor said that residents of nearby houses had been evacuated.

A fire train was dispatched to the scene and began firefighting operations.

Slyusar also claimed that a pharmacy, two shops and a car had been damaged in the settlement of Matveyev Kurgan. Gas supplies were cut off.

The drone threat in Rostov Oblast remains in effect.

Firefighting efforts are still ongoing in the Matveyev Kurgan district.

Earlier reports indicated that drones had likely struck an oil depot in Matveyev Kurgan.

Background: On the night of 30-31 May, loitering munitions attacked the Saratov oil refinery in Russia, causing a large fire on the facility's premises.

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