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Oil tanks in the city of Azov in Russia's Rostov region caught fire as a result of a UAV attack. Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties.

Azov, Rostov region
Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources
Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Vasily Golubev (person) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Azovskaya oil depot (location) Azovnefteprodukt oil depot (location) SBU (organization) Azovsk oil terminal (location) Azovnefteproduct oil terminal (location) Azovprodukt plant (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Azovska oil depot (location) Azovnaftoprodukt oil depot (location) Azov (location) Azov fuel storage (location) Azovproduct (location) Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) (organization) Ministry of Emergency Situations (organization) Neptune (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Azov Oil Depot (location) drones (weapon_system) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system) Azovskaya (location) Azovnefteprodukt (location) Vasil Golubev (person) UAV (weapon_system) Azovproduct oil depot (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Oil tanks caught fire in Azov as a result of a UAV attack. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) hit two oil depots in the Russian region overnight on June 18

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Last night was the most explosive for Rostov's Azovskaya and Azovnefteprodukt oil depots, which have 22 fuel tanks in total

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The SBU will continue to impose 'drone sanctions' against the Russian oil refining complex and reduce the enemy's economic potential

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian media reported that four drones attacked an oil depot in the Azov district of Rostov Oblast on the night of June 18.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

SSU drones attacked two oil depots in the Rostov region, resulting in fires at Azovskaya and Azovnefteprodukt facilities.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Locals reported explosions heard near the railway station and port where the oil depots are located.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:08.304Z

Source story: 3876028-oil-tanks-burning-in-rostov-region