A massive fire at an oil reservoir in Crimea Saturday was caused by a Ukrainian drone strike on the facility, according to a Russia-appointed governor.
A massive Crimea oil reservoir fire broke out after the site was hit by a drone, according to video posted Saturday. caused a massive fire to erupt at an oil depot in Crimea, a Russia-appointed official reported Saturday.of Sevastopol, said that authorities had spotted two"enemy drones" that attacked the depot, with four tanks burned down as a result. Local forces were able to shoot down a third drone and disable a fourth through radio-electronic means.
He also noted that despite the complexity and significant damage the strike had caused, fuel supplies in Sevastopol would remain unaffected. Andriy Yusov, Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesperson, said the fire was"God’s punishment" for"the, including five children." He said more than 10 tanks containing oil products for Russia’s Black sea Fleet were destroyed in Sevastopol, but did not admit Ukraine’s role in the attack.
Russian forces launched additional drones at Ukraine overnight, but Ukraine’s Air Force Command claimed that it intercepted two drones – both Iranian-made – and shot down a reconnaissance drone on Saturday morning.
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