Videos reveal drone strikes on Russian oil refinery in Stavropol Krai, fuel depots ablaze

13 July, 08:37 AM
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Sky aglow in Russia’s Stavropol Krai following a drone strike (Photo: @exilenova_plus)

Sky aglow in Russia’s Stavropol Krai following a drone strike (Photo: @exilenova_plus)

Drones struck an oil refinery in Mikhailovsk in Russia’s Stavropol Krai overnight on July 13, sparking large-scale fires at the facility, local monitoring channels reported.

Preliminary information indicates that the attack set a fuel storage tank ablaze. Local residents posted videos showing a fire and a thick column of smoke rising from the oil depot.

Updated at 7:23 a.m.: The oil depot in Mikhailovsk, Stavropol Krai remains on fire.

Updated at 2:20 a.m.: Videos have surfaced online showing a large-scale fire at the oil depot.

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