On Saturday, July 13, a drone attack caused a fire at an oil depot in the Tsimlyansky district of the Rostov region of Russia. According to regional authorities, there were no casualties. The fire originated after one drone fell near the industrial site and the other successfully hit the target, resulting in the outbreak of the fire. The fire was classified as a third-degree difficulty and was not fully extinguished until 11 a.m. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Russian air defense forces had intercepted and destroyed two drones over the Rostov region, as well as one drone each over the Belgorod and Kursk regions. The Ukrainian Defense Forces and special services have not yet commented on the incident, but it is worth noting that Ukraine has been launching regular drone attacks on Russian oil refineries since March, causing significant damage to Russia’s oil refining capacity.

Source: Mash, Russian Defense Ministry, Bloomberg

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• Gasoline and diesel fuel were stored in tanks at the oil depot in Tsimlyansky district.
• The fire’s difficulty was classified as the third rank, not fully extinguished until 11 a.m.
• The drones intercepted by Russian air defense forces were reported over Rostov, Belgorod, and Kursk regions.
• Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the incident, but have been launching drone attacks on Russian facilities since March.