💥 Attack

Unidentified drones targeted a fuel storage facility in Kotelnich, Kirov region, Russia, approximately 1500 km from the Ukrainian border. The fire was contained with no casualties reported.

Kotelnich, Kirov region
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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

A few minutes ago, a drone strike hit Kotelnich. The drone attacked a fuel storage tank.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Three drones attacked the fuel storage facility at the Vyatka plant, with one hitting a tank and causing fire.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Two drones attacked the fuel storage facility at the Vyatka plant: one struck the tank lid, and the second hit an empty tank.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Five drone strikes in the area, but residents mention six strikes.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's military on Aug. 28 attacked oil depots in Russia's Rostov Oblast and, for the first time, in Kirov Oblast

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T18:04:05.390Z

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