Oil storage facility catches fire again in Sochi, sending thick smoke into the sky
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- Videos circulating on social media reportedly show a Rosneft oil storage facility burning under a thick cloud of smoke in Sochi.
- Russian authorities reportedly urged residents to close their windows because of the heavy smoke.
- The report follows several Ukrainian attacks on targets in Sochi in recent days, including a strike by a maritime drone on a Russian vessel and an earlier fire at an oil storage facility.
An oil storage facility belonging to Russia’s state energy company Rosneft is reportedly burning again in Sochi, with thick smoke visible in videos circulating on social media.
The report, cited by Delfi from The Kyiv Independent, relies on Russian Telegram channels, including ExileNova+. Those channels said authorities urged residents to close their windows because of the heavy smoke.
The incident follows several waves of attacks by Ukraine’s armed forces on targets in Sochi in recent days. A maritime drone struck a Russian vessel, and an oil storage facility also caught fire.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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