Russia-Ukraine: Crimea oil tank set ablaze by reported drone

Local officials have disclosed, a drone strike has caused a huge fire at an oil depot in Crimea.

Huge fire at Crimea oil depot as revealed on social media
Huge fire at Crimea oil depot as revealed on social media. Photo: Reuters via BBC

Crimea is a Russian-controlled area.

According to social media footages, flames filled the air from the site in Sevastopol, main city of Crimea in the early hours of Saturday.

The Regional Governor said, the fire has been extinguished with no record of anyone getting hurt.

Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on the messaging app Telegram: “According to preliminary information, [the fire] was caused by a drone strike”.

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