Fire breaks out at Russian oil depot amid reported drone strike

https://kyivindependent.com/fire-breaks-out-at-russian-oil-depot-amid-reported-drone-strike/

Lucy Pakhnyuk Dec 03, 2025 · 1 min read
Fire breaks out at Russian oil depot amid reported drone strike
Share this

A fire broke out overnight Dec. 3 at an oil depot in Russia's Tambov region after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike.

Regional governor Yevgeny Pervishov said debris from an unmanned aerial vehicle fell on the facility in the settlement of Dmitrievka, sparking a blaze at the oil depot. Telegram channel Astra reported that the Nikiforovskaya oil depot was targeted in the drone attack.

Pervishov did not report any casualties, and said that fire crews and law enforcement officers were deployed to the site. He did not provide additional details.

While Pervishov attributed the attack to Ukrainian forces, Ukraine's military has not commented on the incident.