Local authorities declare "extinguishment of outside fire" at Engels oil depot

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Oil depot on fire in Engels

Local authorities claim that on the 6th day after the Ukrainian drone attack on the oil depot in Engels, Saratov region, they managed to eliminate open burning.

According to Censor.NET, this was stated by the Governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin, on social media.

"At the industrial enterprise in Engels, we managed to extinguish the outside fire at night," he assures.

It is not yet known whether this information is true.

Strike on Saratov and Engels on January 8, 2025

Earlier, Censor.NET reported that Saratov and Engels were under a massive drone attack on the night of January 8. Later it became known that the air base's oil storage facility was on fire in Engels after the drone attack.

Later, the Ukrainian Defense Forces confirmed that the oil storage base "Combinat Kristal" in Engels, Russia, had been attacked.

On January 8, local authorities declared a state of emergency.

Author: Ольга Кошарна