Following an attack by a Ukrainian drone, a fuel store caught fire in the Rostov region of southwest Russia, the regional governor announced on Wednesday.Governor Vasily Golubev stated on Telegram that firefighters were still battling the flames, but that no residential homes were under danger.
Golubev reported that there was a “fire in a fuel depot” as a result of the attack, but no one was hurt.
About 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Ukrainian border, an oil storage facility in the city of Proletarsk, Rostov, has been engulfed in a massive fire since August 18. This fire was caused by a separate drone strike from Ukraine.
Since the conflict began in 2022, Kyiv has repeatedly targeted Russian oil and gas facilities, in what it has called fair reprisals for attacks on its energy infrastructure.
Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his forces for hitting oil facilities in Russia, saying the attacks would help bring a “just end” to the conflict.
