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A big hearth masking over 1,000 sq. meters engulfed the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai in a single day on March 14, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev mentioned on Telegram.
A number of explosions have been heard by residents within the area round 5 a.m. native time. Movies posted on social media present a big hearth burning within the location of the depot.
Kondratyev later claimed on social media that the explosions have been a outcomes of an assault carried out by Kyiv.
A gasoline storage tank is presently ablaze as over 100 emergency personnel are working to extinguish the blaze, Kondratyev added.
The Kyiv Impartial can not confirm claims made by the Russian official. Ukraine's army has not but commented on the assault.
No info was instantly accessible as to the extent of the harm induced or whether or not there are any casualties.
Ukraine has beforehand targeted the Tuapse oil refinery on quite a few events, together with in a strike as just lately as Feb. 26.
The Tuapse oil refinery, with an annual processing capability of 12 million tons, is critical in supplying gasoline to the Russian army.
Kyiv has intensified strikes on Russian fossil fuel infrastructure, aiming to disrupt income sources funding Moscow's struggle effort.
Ukraine commonly conducts deep strikes on army and industrial targets in Russia, predominantly utilizing domestically developed drones.
The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk