Explosions at an oil depot in the Smolensk region: the media reported on the consequences

Explosions at an oil depot in the Smolensk region: the media reported on the consequences Vladislav Kravtsov

In Yartsevo, in the Smolensk region of Russia, drones hit an oil depot on the night of December 31. As a result of the attack, two tanks with gasoline and diesel fuel caught fire there.

This was reported by 24 Channel with reference to the Russian opposition publication ASTRA. A major fire also occurred at the oil depot in Yartsevo.

What is known about the consequences of the attack on the oil depot in Yartsevo

Journalists noted that the Rosneft Smolensknefteprodukt oil depot in Yartsevo was on fire. According to the publication's sources in the region's emergency services, as a result of the attack by 11 drones, two tanks with oil products with a capacity of 700 cubic meters were damaged.

One of them contained gasoline, the other diesel fuel. According to sources, the tanks were completely filled. They caught fire, the journalists said.

According to the publication, there were no casualties as a result of this attack. Residents of nearby houses were evacuated.

What was the attack on the oil depot in Yartsevo like: watch the video

By the way, the attack on the oil depot in the Smolensk region on December 31 was also confirmed by the head of the region, Roman Zakharov. The governor of this Russian region traditionally stated that “air defense shot everything down”, and that “a fragment of a downed drone fell on the oil depot, which caused a large-scale fire”.