An enormous hearth broke out on Saturday at a gas depot in Sevastopol, the principle port in Moscow-annexed Crimea, with authorities saying it was the results of a drone assault.
Sevastopol is dwelling to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and has been hit by a collection of drone assaults because the Kremlin’s Ukraine offensive launched final 12 months.
“A gas reserve is on hearth within the Kazachya Bay district” of the town, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev stated on Telegram within the early hours of Saturday.
“In response to preliminary data, it was brought on by a drone strike.”
He stated the hearth’s dimension was “round 1,000 sq. metres” and revealed photos of giant clouds of smoke rising into the air.
Razvozhayev referred to as on Crimeans to “stay calm” and in a later put up stated “no person was damage.”
He stated authorities had “the state of affairs underneath management” and stated there was no risk to civilian infrastructure.
Earlier this week, Russia stated it had “repelled” a drone assault on the port.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
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