On the night of May 19, in the Russian city of Vyborg, Leningrad Region, local residents heard a powerful explosion, after which a fire started. The Kushchevskaya military airfield and the Slavyansk oil refinery were also on fire.
This was reported by informed sources of Facts ICTV.
According to sources, SBU drones set off fireworks on Russian territory in honor of Usik’s victory.
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Drone attack on an airfield in the Krasnodar region
Drones of the SBU and the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine worked at the airfield in the Krasnodar Territory.
— Russians on social networks at night complained about a series of explosions, a fire, and one even cried: “They blew up our Kushchevka,” the source said.
At this airfield there were dozens of different aircraft attacking Ukrainian positions at the front: Su-34, Su-25, Su-27, MiG-29.
This is the second attack by SBU drones on the Kushchevskaya military airfield in the last three weeks. Then several planes arrived at the airfield.
The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation stated that in the Kushchevsky district, after the fall of one drone, a local fire broke out outside populated areas. There is supposedly no destruction.
Explosions in Slavyansk-on-Kuban
At night, explosions were also heard in the area of the oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Territory. There, after the arrivals, a fire broke out and smoke rose into the sky.
At the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory, in attacks on the territory of the Slavyansky and Kushchevsky districts, they stated that the attack was allegedly carried out by Ukraine.
The Russians claim that they were able to suppress at least 10 drones.
In the Kushchevsky district, after the fall of one drone, a local fire broke out outside populated areas. There is supposedly no destruction, the consequences are being eliminated.
In Slavyansk-on-Kuban, one of the drones fell on the territory of the oil refinery. They also assure that there is no destruction or fire.
According to our sources, the management of the Slavyansk Oil Refinery stated that after several high-profile arrivals, the plant stopped its work and the losses are now being assessed. This is the second attack by SBU drones on the Slavyansk oil refinery in the last three weeks. Then they got into the distillation and atmospheric columns at the refinery.
Slavyansk-on-Kuban on the map
The city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban is located near the Crimean Peninsula.
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Explosion in Vyborg on May 19
Telegram channel Astra reports that in Vyborg a fire started in the area of a local oil depot.
Later, the governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, assured that the information about the attack of attack drones on the Vyborg oil depot was not true.
According to him, a bang occurred in the building of the old Vyborg oil depot, allegedly due to the use of pyrotechnics. There were no injuries, there was also no threat of fire or fire, said Alexander Drozdenko.
Vyborg on the map
The Russian city of Vyborg is located on the coast of the Vyborg inlet, 122 km from St. Petersburg.
Vyborg is a large industrial center of the Leningrad region. There are many factories in the city, including a shipyard, as well as a port.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense reports the alleged destruction by Russian air defense of nine ATACMS missiles and one UAV over Crimea, as well as three drones over the Belgorod region. The Russian Defense Ministry also claims that 57 drones were allegedly intercepted or shot down over the Krasnodar Territory.
On May 17, powerful explosions occurred in Novorossiysk and Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory. The attack on the railway station and in the area of the oil terminal of the seaport of Novorossiysk was a special operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and the attack on the oil refinery in Tuapse — Security services.
