Oil depot and metallurgical plant hit, fires broke out: Russia complains about another overnight drone attack. Video

On the night of April 24, Smolensk and Lipetsk regions of Russia were attacked by drones. Fuel and energy facilities, industrial infrastructure, an oil depot, and the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant (NLMK) were targeted.

The attack was reported by the governor of the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, on Telegram. According to him, Russian Air Defense Forces fought the air targets in the Smolensk and Yartsevsky districts.

Anokhin confirmed that fires broke out at fuel and energy facilities in two districts of the Smolensk region after a drone attack.

On social media, residents of the Smolensk region reported that Ukrainian drones hit an oil depot near the village of Razdorovo (about 20 km from Smolensk). An explosion occurred as a result of the UAV attack, and a massive fire broke out at the facility.

Russian media, citing its own sources, reported that the first explosion occurred at 3:15 a.m. Approximately 15 minutes later, another explosion occurred, after which smoke appeared above the area of the industrial facility. Around four in the morning, several more loud sounds were heard.

Lipetsk region

In Lipetsk region, according to the governor Igor Artamonov, there was a "UAV attack threat". He noted that the target of the drones there was "the infrastructure in the industrial zone of Lipetsk."

"One object was seen in the sky, there was no threat of attacking a residential area. It was decided not to turn on the warning system in the city and to evacuate the area where the UAV crashed only," the official said.

Lipetsk residents reported on Telegram channels that UAVs attacked the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant (NLMK). There is no confirmation of this information yet. This facility was already attacked by drones in February.

Voronezh region

Voronezh also did not sleep that night. Explosions were heard there. According to the governor, Alexander Gusev, Russian Air Defense Forces allegedly shot down 4 drones.

"A private house caught fire on the territory of one of the private households. Emergency services are working at the scene. The fire has been localized. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. The danger of a UAV attack in the region is ongoing," the official said.

A video allegedly from the scene of a fire in the Voronezh region after a UAV attack has been posted online. Judging by the footage, an oil refinery or an oil storage facility was hit. There is no confirmation of the video's authenticity.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that 8 Ukrainian drones were destroyed across the country overnight: three over the territory of Kursk region; two over the territory of Belgorod region; two over the territory of Voronezh region and one over the territory of Smolensk region.

Earlier, in the evening of April 23, explosions were heard in Chernyansky district of the Belgorod region. After that, a strong fire broke out near the village of Volokonovka.

Earlier, it was reported that according to Bloomberg, oil refining at Russian refineries in April 2024 fell to almost a one-year low. Refineries produced only 5.23 million barrels per day, which is almost the lowest level since May 2023. The key reason for the decline was the repair of refineries that suffered from SSU drone attacks.

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