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Oil base in Russia on fire, fire area 3,750 square meters

Debris from Ukrainian Armed Forces drones caused fire, Moscow says

Mar 19, 2025 16:35 87

Oil base in Russia on fire, fire area 3,750 square meters  - 1

Three facilities are burning at an oil base in Russia's Krasnodar Territory after debris from Ukrainian Armed Forces drones caused a fire that has grown to 3,750 square meters, TASS reported, citing a post on the Telegram channel of the local authorities' operational headquarters, BTA reported.

“The area of the fire at the oil base in the Caucasus region has increased to 3,750 square meters. Currently, specialists are extinguishing three facilities on the territory - one of the tanks, a shut-off valve and burning petroleum products… around the tank“, the publication states.

The operational headquarters said that two specialized firefighting trains were also involved in extinguishing the fire.

“Additional forces were attracted to extinguish the fire. Currently, a total of 276 people and 105 units of equipment, including two firefighting trains,“ are involved, a publication on “Telegram“ states.