A second oil depot in southern Russias Rostov region was set on fire within a month following an overnight drone attack by Ukraine, local authoritiessaid early Wednesday.A drone attack caused a fire at a fuel depot in the Kamensky district, Rostov region Governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram, adding that there were no reported deaths or injuries in the strike.Theres no threat of the fire spreading to residential areas, Golubev said.Eyewitness videos shared on social media captured bright flames lighting up the night sky.
By the morning, a column of thick, black smoke could be seen billowing over the fuel depot.Local residentsidentified the site as the state-owned fuel depot Atlas, according to the Telegram news channel Astra.
Earlier reports in Russian media said the depot had supplied fuel to the Russian military during drills.There was no immediate comment from Russias Defense Ministry about the attack.
In a morning statement, it only said that air defense systems destroyed four drones in the Rostov region overnight.Wednesdays attack marks the second on the Atlas depot this month, with a previous attack on Aug.
3 also setting oil tanks at the site ablaze.The latest incident also comes as another state-owned oil facility in the Rostov region continues to burn, 10 days after being targeted by Ukrainian drones.