A fire has broken out at oil depots in Russia's Tambov Oblast and fuel tanks have been damaged in Voronezh Oblast as a result of a drone attack on the night of 2-3 December.

Source : Tambov Oblast Governor Evgeny Pervyshov; Voronezh Oblast Governor Aleksandr Gusev; Russian Defence Ministry

Quote from Pervyshov : "A fire occurred at an oil depot in Tambov Oblast on the night of 2-3 December after drone debris fell... Firefighters and law enforcement officers arrived at the scene promptly. All the necessary assets and personnel have been deployed."

Details : The authorities in Voronezh Oblast also reported a drone attack and subsequent damage.

Quote from Gusev : "Four unmanned aerial vehicles were detected and destroyed in the skies over Voronezh and two districts of the oblast... There were no casualties. Several fuel tanks suffered minor damage as a result of the fall of the downed drone in one district. No fire broke out."

Details : The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed 102 Ukrainian drones. In particular, 26 drones were downed over Belgorod Oblast, 22 over Bryansk Oblast, 21 over Kursk Oblast, 16 over Rostov Oblast, 7 over Astrakhan Oblast, 6 over Saratov Oblast and 4 over Voronezh Oblast.

Background:

• On 1 December, drones attacked the city of Kaspiysk in Russia's Republic of Dagestan, with explosions heard near the Dagdizel defence plant.
• On 2 December, drones attacked an oil depot in the town of Livny in Russia's Oryol Oblast.

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