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Fire at the oil depot
A fire broke out at an oil depot and factory in Russia's Tula region as a result of a drone attack. There is currently no exact information on what exactly is burning, but the videos are spectacular.
On the night of Saturday, January 18, drones attacked an oil depot, warehouses, and a plant in the city of Uzlova, Tula Oblast, Russia. The attack resulted in fires, Russian Telegram channels report.
Among the facilities hit by the UAV was an enterprise near the Dedylove station, the SHOT channel reports. It cites eyewitnesses who said that the explosions began around 1:30 a.m. (0:30 Kyiv time), with more than 10 loud "bangs" heard in total. After that, a fiery glow and smoke appeared in the area of the industrial facilities.
The Cheka-OGPU channel writes about "warehouses" near Dedylove station, where a fire broke out.
In addition, drones hit a factory in the city of Uzlova. According to some unconfirmed reports, this is the Plastik chemical plant.
Also, an oil depot caught fire near Uzlovaya as a result of the attack. Social media reports suggest that it was probably the 8 March Rosrezerv oil depot.
According to social media, fires broke out at all sites.