• 01/20/2025

Russia’s Rostov Oblast under attack by drones, oil refinery on fire

Pravda Ukraine

Yury Slyusar, acting governor of Russia’s Rostov Oblast, said that on the night of 18-19 December the region was allegedly targeted by 7 drones. A fire at the local oil refinery was later reported on social media.

Source: Slyusar on Telegram; Russian telegram channels

Details: Slyusar claimed that Russian air defence allegedly destroyed seven drones: six in Taganrog and one in Bataysk.

Reports on Russian social media suggested that an oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast, may have been attacked.

Updated: Slyusar later confirmed the information about the fire at the Novoshakhtinsk refinery.

Quote from Slyusar: “As a result of a UAV attack in Novoshakhtinsk, a fire broke out at the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery.”

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