Russian oil depot in Oryol city was attacked by Ukrainian drones, causing a fire at a fuel and energy facility.
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A UAV strike in Oryol. A fuel and energy facility was attacked. Special services are working at the site to localise the fire.
Authorities in Nizhny Novgorod region reported in the morning of March 12, that several drones hit the Kstovo industrial zone, targeting a facility within an oil refinery. A fire erupted at one of the oil refining units.
Lukoil, Russia's second-largest oil company, confirmed to state-owned media agency RIA Novosti that operations at the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez processing unit were temporarily suspended due to the incident.
A fuel and energy complex was attacked by drones in Kstovo, about 450 kilometers east of Moscow
The fire engulfed an oil refining plant but there were no casualties
On the night of 12 March, drones attacked Lukoil's refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region, disabling its largest unit and suspending operations.
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