Ukraine reportedly strikes oil depot in Russia's Oryol Oblas Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil depot in the city of Oryol overnight on Dec. 14, causing a large fire, according to several Russian Telegram channels. Explosions were reported by residents in the city around midnight local time.
Andrey Klychkov, governor of Oryol Oblast, reported early on Dec. 14 that 11 drones were downed over the region and the fire was localized at the oil depot. No casualties were reported.
Videos posted on social media and shot by local residents appear to show a drone hitting a storage tank and causing an explosions at an oil depot in Oryol. Local residents claimed that at least one storage tank caught fire as a result of the attack, ASTRA reported. It was not immediately clear which oil depot was targeted in the attack.