Drones targeted an oil depot in Russia’s Sochi overnight on Sunday, August 3.
According to Ukrinform, Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin reported the attack on Telegram.
“In the Adler district, debris from a drone struck a fuel tank, causing a fire,” the statement reads.
Public Telegram channels indicated that the oil depot was on fire near Sochi Airport (Adler Airport).
Social media users reported the blaze at the Rosneft-Kubannefteprodukt oil facility. Sochi Airport earlier announced a temporary suspension of operations.
According to social media reports, the drone attack began after 02:00 local time, with more than 20 explosions heard across Sochi.
On the night of August 1-2, drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine struck a Shahed drone storage and launch airfield in the Russian town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Krasnodar region) and the Elektropribor military plant in Penza.
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Source: Drones attack oil depot in Sochi
