Fuel depot in Russia burns after Ukrainian drone strike; Moscow region also targeted

A fuel storage facility in Russia's Stavropol region ignited after a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, according to regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov. Firefighters are battling the blaze in what officials described as an "industrial zone" in the village of Vyazniki. No casualties were reported.

This incident is the second attack in recent days targeting the fuel base in Vyazniki. Earlier reports from July 9th, citing Kommersant, suggested a fuel storage facility belonging to the company Rosneft was attacked. The base, located hundreds of kilometers from Ukraine's border, includes a fuel tank farm, transshipment stations, and infrastructure for receiving, storing, and distributing gasoline and diesel fuel.

These repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and fuel depots have disrupted gasoline supplies within Russia, leading to fuel shortages at gas stations in various regions, including occupied Crimea.

Meanwhile, in the Moscow region, a drone reportedly struck a residential building in Solnechnogorsk, approximately 65 kilometers northwest of the capital. While no injuries have been confirmed, Moscow and its surrounding areas were targets of intense drone activity overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that over 40 drones were destroyed approaching the city. The drone attacks also temporarily disrupted operations at Moscow's Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports.

In parallel, Russia continued its own aerial attacks, striking Zaporizhzhia on July 12th. Residential buildings and a city hospital were damaged, and six people, including a 15-year-old boy, were injured.

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Firefighters are battling the fire.