According to the military, the facility is utilized for pumping up to 6 million tonnes of oil from railway tanks to pipeline strategy operated by Caspian Pipeline Consortium per year. He stood on fire on March 19 after a Ukrainian drone attack that caused the fuel tank to rupture and the fire to erupt. It continues to this day.
On the night of Thursday to Friday, a strong detonation occurred in the refinery caused by the decompression of the burning tank. As a result, the fire spread to another tank, and The fire surface increased to 10,000 m2.
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Due to the complexity of the fire, the number of rescuers was increased. Firefighting is presently active 456 people and 181 units of extinguishing equipment. However, the situation has not improved. The refineries are on fire for the 3rd day.
Airport explosions
According to witnesses, not only in the Saratov oil refinery area, but besides Engels Military Airport There were powerful explosions. Both cities were the mark of a massive attack of Ukrainian Army drones on March 19. How the politician of the Sarat territory gave Roman Busargin: “Sarats and Engels survived The most powerful drone attack in history‘.
According to the propaganda agency TASS, Moscow after the drone attack had announce a state of emergency in the Engels area. The evacuation of civilians has besides begun.
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Engels-2 Airport is simply a base for Strategic bombers Tu-95 and Tu-160 capable of carrying atomic weapons. It is located about 500 km east of the Ukrainian border and 730 km southeast of Moscow. The airport has been the mark of many attacks by the Ukrainian army since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Fire in the Kurdish Oblast
On social media there were recordings from the Kursk region, where the flames besides appeared Suja gas distribution station. According to Russian propagandaists, this was besides due to the attack of the Ukrainian army, which until late had control of the city's territory, but had to withdraw.
He referred to the case General Staff of UkraineWho has denied these reports.
‘The charges are unfounded.. The mentioned station has frequently been Fired by the Russians themselves. It is worth noting that earlier Russian troops utilized pipeline pipes to decision their units" – the communication said.
ll/ml / Moscow Times
