A fuel storage facility is on fire in the Krasnodar region following a drone attack.


The fuel storage facility is burning after an UAV attack in the Kavkazskaya stanitsa near Kropotkin
According to local residents, following the drone attack in the Kavkazskaya stanitsa near Kropotkin, a fire broke out at the fuel storage facility.
The 'Kropotkinskaya' oil pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium was damaged in the area, which occurred on February 17, 2025.
The operational headquarters of the Krasnoyarsk region reported that the attack was repelled, but due to debris, the fuel storage facility caught fire. The fire was managed using an automatic fire extinguishing and cooling system. It is noted that there are no casualties, but the facility's operation had to be suspended. Special and emergency services, a total of 105 people and 45 pieces of equipment, are working at the scene.
As a result, 30 people from the on-duty shift were evacuated.
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