Drones attack Temryuk port in Russia's Krasnodar region, igniting oil product storage tanks
Photo: firefighters extinguished the blaze (Russian Emergencies Ministry)
Drones attacked the port of Temryuk in Russia’s Krasnodar region, causing a fire at two oil product storage tanks, according to Russian media.
According to the Krasnodar region’s operational quarter, the total area of the fire was about 2,000 square meters. Some 70 personnel and 18 pieces of equipment were deployed to extinguish the blaze, including crews from the regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties. Specialized and emergency services are working at the scene.
"Several production buildings and pieces of agricultural equipment belonging to an enterprise in the village of Mykolaivka, Shcherbynivskyi district, were damaged. The resulting fires were promptly extinguished," the report said.
Previous attacks on Russia's Krasnodar region
The Krasnodar region has been repeatedly targeted by drone attacks. In recent days, damage to a pipeline at one of the terminals in the Temryuk district was reported following a drone incident.
On the night of November 30, drones also struck the Slavyansk oil refinery. Authorities said debris from unmanned aerial vehicles fell on the facility, causing damage.
Earlier, on November 15, dozens of drones reportedly attacked the Krymsk military airfield in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Officials claimed that 46 drones were destroyed overnight, with no civilian casualties reported.