Oil products spill spreads fire at Russian oil depot

Black smoke rises following explosion at oil depot in Krasnodar region

FILE PHOTO: Black smoke rises from the site of fire following an explosion at an oil depot, which was recently hit by a drone what local authorities called a Ukrainian a military strike, in the settlement of Kavkazskaya in the Krasnodar region, Russia, in this still image from video released March 21, 2025. Krasnodar Region's Ministry of Internal Affairs/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

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An oil products spill occurred at the oil depot that caught fire in southern Russia's Krasnodar region after a drone attack last week, regional officials said on Sunday.

The area of the fire at the depot near the village of Kavkazskaya increased to 2,000 square metres from the 1,250 square metres previously reported, said state news agency TASS.

There were no casualties and other buildings and tanks at the depot were not damaged, regional officials wrote on messaging app Telegram.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said this week that the attack amounted to violation of an agreement to halt attacks on energy infrastructure as part of efforts to secure a broader ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

Local authorities had brought in firefighting trains loaded with water to help to battle the blaze on Saturday.

The depot is a rail terminal for Russian oil supplies for a pipeline to Kazakhstan.

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By Reuters