The local Russian regime authorities fear a similar scenario as in Proletarsk, where the fire is still raging.
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1828656559070552181
4 videos at the above link.
Kamensky district, Rostov region on Google Maps
Kyiv Independent reports:
“Fires broke out at two separate oil depots in Russia’s Rostov Oblast in an apparent drone attack on the region, local Russian media reported overnight on Aug. 28.
Residents in the region reported hearing explosions around 3 a.m. local time, local Russian state-controlled media outlet Rostov Novosti claimed. The explosions were followed by thick black smoke rising from depots near the community of Kamensky.
Rostov Oblast’s Governor Vasily Golubev claimed that four Ukrainian attack drones had been shot down over the region.
Social media videos of a fire filmed by a local resident depict a large blaze and black smoke rising from the apparent oil depot...
...In nearby Proletarsk in Rostov Oblast, Satellite images obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty suggest that an oil depot fire keeps spreading at the Kavkaz oil and petroleum storage facility. The fire has been ongoing for at least ten days...
...Rostov Novosti claimed that the severity of the fires caused by the alleged overnight attack on Aug. 28 also poses a significant risk of the fire spreading to nearby holding tanks.”
Alarming situation with oil depots
The past night was difficult again for the Rostov region. In particular, an oil depot near the village of Molodezhny in the Kamensky district was attacked . And this is against the background of the fact that for the 11th day in a row, the already virtually destroyed oil depot in Proletarsk has been burning.
Sources in the government do not hide the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have inflicted serious damage on the oil and gas sector over the past six months. “First, they hit the oil refineries. The problem here was that it was impossible to tightly close all processing facilities even in the European part of the Russian Federation. No air defense would be enough, given the length of the front and the need to also cover airfields and other military facilities,” the source explains. According to him, all forces were thrown into repairing the already destroyed infrastructure, but the enemy also increased the intensity and range of the strikes.
“We don't understand where we will be burning tomorrow morning. And this is a big problem. Now they are knocking out oil depots and hubs that are important to us. For example, the sunken ferry in the port of Kavkaz is a serious blow, despite the presence of the Crimean Bridge,” the source emphasized.
The Defense Ministry declined to comment on whether the strikes on oil depots affect fuel supplies to the troops. However, they noted that not only fuel is burning, but infrastructure is also being destroyed. And its restoration will require not only funds, but also time. Which could create problems in the conditions of the SVO [invasion of Ukraine].
The local Russian regime authorities fear a similar scenario as in Proletarsk, where the fire is still raging.
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1828656559070552181
4 videos at the above link.
Kamensky district, Rostov region on Google Maps