Fire breaks out at oil refinery in Volgograd after drone attack

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The wreckage of drones fell in the south of Volgograd, the roof of one of the hospital buildings caught fire, and a fire also broke out on the territory of an oil refinery.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on August 13, the Ministry of Defense reported that 11 drones were shot down overnight in the Volgograd region. Drone debris fell on the roof of a 16-story building on Opolchenskaya Street in Volgograd. Residents of the building were evacuated, but during the day the authorities allowed them to return to their apartments. Governor Andrei Bocharov said that a drone attack at the Volgograd Oil Refinery resulted in a spill and fire of oil products.

Volgograd Region Governor Andrei Bocharov said today that the military shot down unmanned aerial vehicles over the region, the regional administration's Telegram channel reports.

According to Bocharov, UAV debris fell in the south of Volgograd, as a result of which the roof of one of the buildings of Hospital No. 16 caught fire, and a fire also broke out on the territory of the oil refinery. Firefighters are working at the scene.

According to preliminary information, there are no casualties; as for the hospital patients, they are receiving planned care in other departments.

"Caucasian Knot" wrote that several fires caused by drones have occurred at the Volgograd Oil Refinery over the past year and a half. A fire at this enterprise was reported on February 3, 2024, and exactly one year later, February 3 of this year. A fire due to a downed drone also occurred at the enterprise in May 2024. Some of the residents of the Krasnoarmeysky district interviewed in February by the "Caucasian Knot" after several attacks thought about moving for security reasons.

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