Russian authorities in Sevastopol, on the Crimean peninsula, declared a major fire on Saturday due to the impact of at least two unmanned aerial vehicles from Ukraine against two fuel tanks, with no casualties so far. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev explained in his Telegram report that the flames had spread over an area of one square kilometer and asked residents to remain calm. Standard Related News As Kiev reveals the deaths of more than 20 “poisoned” Russian soldiers in Melitópol Miguel Pérez “The invaders continue to take casualties even outside of battle”, the General Staff ironizes after several episodes of soldiers who died from eating counterfeit “A fuel tank is on fire near Hermanos Manganari Strait, in Kazakhya Bay,” the governor said in his first message. Initially, Razvozhaev reported the impact of a single drone, but in a later update, he found that at least two drones hit two other fuel tanks. The fire quickly spread to two other depots. The attack was subsequently confirmed by Ukraine through Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko on his Twitter account. “An oil depot is on fire in Sevastopol after being hit by a drone at dawn,” he announced in a post accompanying a video showing a huge column of smoke billowing from the flames of the stricken facilities. Standard Related News As Russia reactivates massive bombing of Ukraine, causing the deaths of 25 civilians Rafael M. Mañueco The deadliest attack since January is in Uman, where the bodies of 20 adults and 3 children were found About 18 groups of firefighters, for a total 60 troops and Russian intelligence are already on the scene to collect more information about the fire, according to the report collected by the Russian agency TASS. Given the proximity of the fire to the port’s waters, authorities have requested that tugboats from the Black Sea Fleet be used to pump water into the firefighting duties, while firefighters continue to look for a way to block oxygen access to the area from burning . Due to the complexity of the situation, the governor does not expect the fire to be extinguished until 6 p.m. local time (5 p.m. in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands). The governor has assured that the fuel supply will not be affected by this attack.
Source: La Verdad
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