The authorities of the Russian city of Kursk said that a fire broke out at an oil depot after a drone attack.
What is known about the fire in Kursk
According to the governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, an air defense system was allegedly operating in Kursk, and a "Ukrainian drone" "fell and caught fire" on the territory of the oil depot.
Firefighters are on site.
The mass media also write that a powerful fire broke out on a gas pipeline near the village of Lykhma in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District. Flames from the fire and a column of smoke could be seen several kilometers away.
Drones attacked Russia on March 10
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a drone attack in the Belgorod region on March 10. The Russian side traditionally accuses Ukraine of drone attacks.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, an "attempt" to carry out an attack using an aircraft-type UAV on unspecified objects in the country was "stopped".
According to the statement, two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by regular means of air defense.
The day before, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that on the night of March 8, a mass drone attack was allegedly repelled, and air defense systems were operating in several regions. In particular, it was about shooting down drones over the territory of Volgograd and Belgorod regions.
It was previously reported that on March 6, drones attacked three regions — an airfield, a warehouse, and an oil depot were under attack.
Also before that, drones attacked an oil depot in the Belgorod region. GUR confirmed the operation.
