Illustrative photo – Oil storage fire in Belgorod, Russia, April 1, 2022.
Kyiv – In the port of Sevastopol on the Russian-annexed Ukrainian a fuel tank is on fire on the Crimean peninsula, Russian and Ukrainian media inform. According to local pro-Russian official Mikhail Razvozhaev, the fire was apparently caused by a drone attack. No one was injured, but due to the large amount of fuel, it will take a long time to extinguish the fire, Razvozhaev later said on the social network Telegram.
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“According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by an unmanned aircraft,” wrote Razvožavej on the social network early in the morning. “The area of the fire is approximately 1,000 square meters,” he added, noting that two dozen firefighting units are on the scene and a fire train is expected to arrive.
Sevastopol is located on the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. , and is the base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Since last February, when Moscow sent invasion troops to Ukraine, it has repeatedly been the target of air attacks, Reuters previously wrote. Russian officials blame Ukraine for the strikes, Kiev has not officially claimed responsibility for the attacks. He did not comment today either.
