Russia blames Ukrainian drone attack for oil depot fire

A fuel depot caught fire overnight in the Russian village of Volna, close to the bridge which connects the country to the Crimean peninsula.

The governor for Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev, said on Telegram on Wednesday: “A tank with petroleum products caught fire in Volna village of Temryuksky district. The fire has been assigned the highest level of severity.”

Russian state news agency Tass has reported that the fire was caused by "the fall of a drone".

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[lestergreen]

It wasnt drone attack- it was special igniting operation!

[awf]

A beautiful sight. Kerch Bridge again next!

[fonitronik]

"Russia blames...", as if fighting the agressor and invader of your country was a bad thing to do.

[MC-nyiw]

They need to intensify those kind of sttsvks

[johannesnicolaas]

I feel a bit low today but this lightens it greatly!

[TheVoiceOfReason]

So they admit their own weakness for once. That's refreshing.

[jerrysears]

10 minutes before the explosion, President Putin was seen hustling from the building with a garage door opener. The President had a sly smile as he got into his limousine and sped away.😮

[NoName-gxbm]

Russia blames - rest of world is laughing 🤣

[liveandletlive]

From Zelenski with Love !!!! 👍👍👍🤣😂🙋‍♂️

[spacewar]

Damn, they should really stop hiring smokers, it's a real problem.

[WhatsDaveUpTo]

A Moscow official said the fire was the result of a refinery employee smoking in the oil tank.

[BeaverZer]

Hope they have some marshmallows for that roast.

[robertrazo]

Of course Russia blames Ukraine for the attack. Ukraine has every right to do it. 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧👍

[SuperMassman]

Leap frog the front line, , , 🙀, , , hit the inner core

[bellascythe]

They need to be careful about smoking. Probably like their leader who's smoking inside his bunker. That's Right bunker. Ruski need to hide there after this war

[xploreourterra]

Now petrol prices will increase again in India bcoz of this incident thousands of miles away 😂

[keithmorris]

what a shame ... this is what is called losing face!

[danieldach]

Ukraine's desire to regain control of its own territories does not mean it has any intention of attacking or seizing Russian territories.

[darellsimons]

Green new deal just went out the window 😢

[tonyjakson]

It is not drone attack, it is special fire ignition