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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.

Bryansk, Bryansk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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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.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

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

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

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

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

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

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

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

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian news agencies reported the fire citing the emergency services ministry

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Bryansk is the administrative center of a region bordering Ukraine

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Bryansk is located approximately 380 kilometers southwest of Moscow

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.222Z

Source story: day-61-2023-02-10