Voronezh governor rules out threat to population due to fire at oil depot
The Liskinsky district of Voronezh Region continues to extinguish a fire at an oil depot that was attacked by Ukrainian drones. According to the region's governor Alexander Gusev on January 16, there is no threat to the population.
"There is no threat to the population. The availability of fuel and lubricants in the Voronezh region will not be affected by the situation," he wrote in Telegram-channel.
As the head of the region added, two fire trains are connected to the elimination of the fire.
"At the moment with the fire on several reservoirs are fighting reinforced fire crews: dozens of units of equipment and two fire trains. Additional forces from two neighboring regions have been sent," Gusev noted.
The Governor specified that last night more than 10 drones attacked the territories of three districts of Voronezh region. Most of the strikes fell precisely on the oil depot. There were no casualties as a result of the attack. Also intact, according to preliminary data, and the property of citizens.
The Governor of the Voronezh region reported a fire on the territory of the oil depot as a result of the fall of several Ukrainian drones in the evening of January 15.
Earlier the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense forces had destroyed five Ukrainian drones over two Russian regions. It was specified that four drones were eliminated over the territory of the Voronezh region and one over the Belgorod region. The attacks were repelled between 18:40 and 18:50 Moscow time.
Ukrainian militants are trying to strike Russian territories against the background of the special operation in Donbass, the start of which was announced on February 24, 2022. The decision was taken due to the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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