Oil Depot Burning In Russia's Azov For Entire Day

• 19.06.2024, 11:01

The fire has been localised only now.

The fire at the oil depot in the town of Azov, Rostov region, started after a Ukrainian drone strike, has been localised on an area of 3,200 square metres later, Radio Svaboda reports.

The Emergencies Ministry said in a statement that the fire was localised at 5:30 local time. The agency did not specify how many people and special equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire. Earlier it was reported about 200 firefighters and 49 units of special equipment.

Ukrainian drones struck the oil product storage facility in Azov on Tuesday night. Local authorities claimed that one tank caught fire as a result of the strike and that there were no casualties.