Drone attack on Russian Kursk: fire takes more than a day to extinguish
A fire at an airfield near the city of Kursk in Russia, which, according to local authorities, started after a drone attack, has taken more than a day to extinguish.
Source: Roman Starovoyt, the Governor of Kursk Oblast, on Telegram
Quote of Starovoyt: "The fire in the area of the Kursk airfield, which was caused by an attack by Ukraine’s Armed Forces, has been extinguished. The fire was assigned fire severity level 3. Over 200 people fought the fire for more than a day."
Details: According to Starovoyt, the fire was extinguished by representatives of emergency and rescue units of the Ministry of Emergencies, Kursk-based Fire Station No.8, the Russian Defence Ministry, the Russian Railways and other departments.
The Russian governor claims that there are no casualties.
Background:
- On the morning of December 6, Starovoyt reported that there was a fire at an airfield in the Russian city of Kursk. According to him, an oil storage tank caught fire in the area of the Kursk airfield as a result of a drone attack.
- Authorities in the Kursk region of Russia decided to cancel classes in two schools after the fire at the airfield in Kursk and extended the yellow terrorist danger level for two weeks.
- Later, the Russian governor announced that the construction of defence structures had begun in the Kursk region of Russia; it specifically includes concrete pyramid-shaped anti-tank structures known as "dragon's teeth"; these are being installed in the fields.
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