US EditionUkrainian Drone Attack Sparks Massive Fire at Oil Depot in Russia’s Former Olympic City
SOCHI, RUSSIA, AUG 3 – The Ukrainian drone strike hit a Rosneft oil storage facility, igniting two tanks and involving over 120 firefighters, disrupting flights and causing injuries, officials said.
- On the night of August 3, a Ukrainian drone strike targeted a fuel storage facility close to Sochi, a resort city on Russia’s Black Sea coast, igniting a large fire and causing a temporary suspension of flights.
- The fire was triggered when wreckage from a destroyed drone struck a fuel tank amid ongoing reciprocal attacks between Russia and Ukraine, marking a continuation of recent escalations.
- Russian authorities deployed over 120 firefighters to fight the blaze while shooting down 93 Ukrainian drones overnight and reported a missile strike injuring seven in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
- U.S. President Donald Trump set an August 8 deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to show peace progress, sending envoy Steve Witkoff to push for a ceasefire and warning of new sanctions.
- These events reflect persistent military confrontations alongside intensified diplomatic efforts, highlighting no current ceasefire despite ongoing attacks and counterattacks on both sides.
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Russian oil depot hit
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said Sunday, as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner exchange.
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Ukraine regularly attacks Russian oil and gas infrastructure in response to attacks on its own territory since the beginning of the massive Russian assault in February 2022.
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The Independent (US)Ukrainian drone attack sparks blaze at oil refinery in Russia
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an oil refinery in Sochi, Russia. Footage recorded on Sunday (3 August) shows smoke rising from the depot following the explosion, which Moscow has said was caused after debris from a downed drone struck a fuel tank. More than 120 firefighters were sent to extinguish the blaze, whilst flights were temporarily grounded at Sochi’s airport. Mayor Andrei Proshunin later announced that “the situati…
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