Satellite image captures fire at Russia's Tambov oil depot post-drone attack

20 June 2024, 05:38 PM

A satellite image of the fire that broke out at the Platonovskoye oil depot in Russia’s Tambov Oblast after a drone attack was released by the Russian service of Radio Svoboda on Telegram on June 20.

"The fire at the Platonovskoye oil depot in Tambov Oblast is visible in a Planet.com satellite image taken on the morning of June 20," the agency reported.

Radio Svoboda/Telegram
Photo: Radio Svoboda/Telegram

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service launched drone strikes on a fuel and lubricant warehouse in Russia’s Tambov Oblast and an oil depot in the Republic of Adygea in an overnight attack, informed sources told NV.

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A series of explosions occurred at night in Russia’s Adygea Republic, resulting in a fire in the village of Enem. The fire at the oil depot in Platonovka, Tambov Oblast, was also confirmed by the regional governor.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that overnight on June 19-20, air defense systems allegedly "intercepted" about 15 drones: six UAVs over the Republic of Adygea, three over Bryansk Oblast, three over Krasnodar Krai, and one each in the Rostov, Belgorod, and Oryol oblasts.

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