Drone attack causes fire at oil depot in southern Russia

Firefighting activities involve two fire trains, the regional branch of Russian Railways company said in a statement.

"Fire trains from the Maxim Gorky and Kotelnikovo stations have been sent to help combat the oil depot fire in Kalach-on-Don. They will be used to fill tanker trucks with water," the statement reads, TASS reported.

Earlier, the regional administration reported, citing Governor Andrey Bocharov, that a drone attack had been foiled in the Volgograd Region.

Falling drone fragments caused a substation in the town of Frolovo and an oil depot in the town of Kalach-on-Don to catch fire. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties.

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