An oil base in the Rostov region is burning for the fourth day after a drone attack — video
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An oil base in the Rostov region is burning for the fourth day after a drone attack — video

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Source:  online.ua

The fire at the oil depot in the Rostov region, which supplies fuel to the Russian military, continues on August 31. The refinery was attacked by drones as part of the operation of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense and the SSO, which was carried out by the Ukrainian special services on August 28.

Points of attention

  • The Atlas oil plant has been burning for four days, fuel tanks are on fire. 
  • Russian firefighters are unable to contain the fire. 
  • Local Telegram channels are circulating videos showing open flames and thick black smoke.

The "Atlas" oil base in the Rostov region has been burning for the fourth day

Photos and videos of the fire at the Atlas oil refinery are being distributed in local media. The facility has been burning for the fourth day.

As of 15:00 on August 31, a powerful fire near Kamensko-Shakhtynsk near Rostov continues. Videos that have been shared show flames and thick black smoke.

Depressurized reservoirs continue the wards. Black toxic smoke is billowing and rising upwards.

Atlas refinery was attacked by drones for the second time in a month. During the strike on August 3, a fire also broke out, but it was quickly contained.

Attack of Ukrainian drones on an oil depot in the Rostov region

In the evening of August 28, Ukrainian special services drones attacked an oil depot near Rostov. Local residents heard a powerful explosion, after which a fire started due to depressurization of the tank.

200 rescuers and special equipment were involved in localizing the fire. However, they have not been able to cope with the consequences of the attack for four days.

A few hours after the first explosion, the second one sounded - another tank was depressurized. According to Russian media, three tanks were on fire.

The fire is confirmed by satellite images of the NASA FIRMS system.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces confirmed the destruction of the Atlas oil depot and another refinery in the Kirov region.

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Everything is in the game. What is known about the new US plan for Ukraine

Everything is in the game. What is known about the new US plan for Ukraine
Source:  Reuters

As journalists have learned, US President Donald Trump's team will encourage Europe to buy more American weapons for Ukraine. The White House believes that this will strengthen not only Kyiv, but also Washington.

Points of attention

  • The Trump administration is considering various options for helping Ukraine that would not harm the United States.
  • The issue of supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine is being discussed at international forums, which indicates its importance for all of Kyiv's allies.

What is Trump up to?

According to insiders, the American leader's new plan may finally calm Kyiv, which fears losing US support.

What is important to understand is that Kyiv's European allies had previously purchased American weapons for Ukraine during Joe Biden's administration.

Anonymous sources report that members of Donald Trump's team plan to discuss potential arms purchases with European partners during the Munich Security Conference.

What is important to understand is that this is actually just one of the plans the White House is discussing to potentially continue providing military assistance to Ukraine without significant expenditure of American capital.

Official Washington does not yet want to confirm to journalists the existence of such a plan, but admits: "The US always likes to sell weapons made in America because it strengthens our economy."

"There are many options. Everything is in play now," said Donald Trump's special representative for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg.

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