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Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery in Saratov after drone attack – video

Friday, 8 November 2024, 10:30
Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery in Saratov after drone attack – video
A fire and smoke after an explosion. Stock photo: Getty Images

A fire has broken out near a local oil refinery in the Russian city of Saratov after a drone attack on the night of 7-8 November. 

Source: Roman Busargin, the governor of Russia’s Saratov Oblast; Astra, a Russian Telegram channel; Russian Ministry of Defence

Details: Busargin said that Russian air defence had shot down drones over Saratov Oblast on the night of 7-8 November, and some of the drone wreckage had fallen in the industrial area of the Zavodsky district of Saratov. Busargin added that there were no casualties.

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Meanwhile, Russian Telegram channel Astra, citing local residents, reported a fire in the vicinity of the city's oil refinery.

The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian air defence shot down a total of 17 drones: 6 in Voronezh Oblast, 6 in Saratov Oblast, 4 in Belgorod Oblast and 1 in Bryansk Oblast.

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