On the night of December 31, drones attacked Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast. As a result, a local oil depot was hit, causing a fire.
Points of attention
- Drones attacked an oil depot in the Smolensk region, causing a fire during a nighttime attack.
- The incident is being investigated by special services and competent authorities.
- Drone attacks also occurred on a fuel and energy complex in the Bryansk region of Russia.
- The fire damage to an oil depot in the Bryansk region was caused by a drone attack by the Ukrainian military.
- Drone attacks on fuel and energy facilities indicate the existence of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which is of a military nature.
Drones attacked an oil depot in the Smolensk region
As reported by the head of the Yartsevsky district, Roman Zakharov, the fuel and energy complex facility was attacked by "Ukrainian drones."
"The attack caused a fire. Emergency Situations Ministry units are working at the scene to extinguish the open flame," he said.
Russian publications write that residents of Yartsevo heard more than a dozen explosions, after which a fire broke out in the area of the oil depot.
Zakharov noted that the incident is being investigated by special services and competent authorities. He also urged residents not to film or publish videos or photos of air defense operations, the aftermath of the attack, or the firefighting operations online.
Drone attacks in the Bryansk region. What is known
On the night of December 11, drones of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out an attack on a fuel and energy complex in the Bryansk region of the aggressor country Russia. This was reported to online.ua by sources in Ukrainian military intelligence.
According to intelligence sources, the fire damage to the Bryansk Oil Terminal occurred between 00:00 and 00:30 on December 11.
The insider also confirmed that as a result of the strikes of the "restless birds", at least two tanks of the fuel and energy complex were hit.
Representatives of the Defense Forces of Ukraine draw attention to the fact that this facility is directly involved in supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine.
First of all, it is about providing the occupation army with fuel and lubricants.
The results of the attack, including the pre-Christmas fireworks at the oil depot, are being enthusiastically shared by the local population on social media, intelligence sources say.
