MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian firefighters have been on Thursday nonetheless battling a fireplace reported to have damaged out at an oil depot close to an air base for strategic bombers within the Volga area, greater than 24 hours after a Ukrainian drone assault.
“It takes a certain amount of time to complete the burnout process. The situation is under control,” regional governor Roman Busargin stated in a Telegram publish.
A state of emergency was in impact in Engels, a metropolis of 200,000 folks some 730 km (450 miles) southeast of Moscow, after the blaze unfold and two firefighters died attempting to place it out.
Busargin stated the hearth had damaged out at an industrial website, which he didn’t identify, after a mass drone assault. The Ukrainian navy stated on Wednesday that it had set hearth to an oil depot that serves an air base for Russian nuclear-capable bombers.
Engels is tons of of kilometres from Ukraine. In December 2022, three Russian air drive personnel have been killed when a drone was shot down there.
Russian information reviews additionally stated the hearth was at an oil facility. Movies and images revealed on social media confirmed a big hearth sending thick clouds of smoke into the night time sky.
