Major fires broke out at fuel storage sites and pumping stations on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Bryansk, Russia, approximately 100 km from the Ukrainian border, with causes unclear.

Major fires broke out at fuel storage sites and pumping stations on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Bryansk, Russia, approximately 100 km from the Ukrainian border, with causes unclear.

Fire broke out at an oil depot in Bryansk, Russia at 02:00 am on 25 April 2022

The oil depot is located in the Fokinsky district on Moskovsky Avenue

Residents of Bryansk heard explosions prior to the fire at the oil depot

A large fire was reported early on April 25 at an oil storage facility in Bryansk

Russian news agencies reported the fire citing the emergency services ministry

Bryansk is the administrative center of a region bordering Ukraine

Bryansk is located approximately 380 kilometers southwest of Moscow

A fire broke out at an oil depot in Bryansk on the night of April 25, leading to evacuations and reports of explosions.

A fire broke out at the Transneft Bryansk-Druzhba oil depot and fuel tanks at a military unit on Moskovsky Prospekt in Bryansk, causing explosions.

Anton Gerashchenko reported that people living near the oil depot were evacuated and rescue services arrived at the scene.