Drones strike oil depot in Russia's Livny, fire breaks out – video

A fire has broken out at an oil depot in the Russian town of Livny in Oryol Oblast as a result of a drone attack.

Source: Oryol Oblast Governor Andrei Klychkov; Russian Defence Ministry; Russian Telegram channel Astra

Quote from Klychkov: "Oryol Oblast again came under a UAV attack overnight, which caused a fire at fuel and energy infrastructure facilities in the Livny district."

Details: Klychkov said no casualties had been recorded. Personnel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the scene and "the necessary measures to deal with the consequences" are underway.

Astra, citing local residents, reported that the oil depot in Livny had been attacked.

For reference: The Oryolnefteprodukt oil depot is located in Livny. It was previously targeted by drones on 24 January 2025.

Details: The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that drones had attacked eight Russian regions and temporarily occupied Crimea overnight and that air defence forces had intercepted and destroyed 45 Ukrainian UAVs.

In particular, 14 drones were downed over Bryansk Oblast, 8 over Krasnodar Krai, 5 over Volgograd Oblast, 4 over Chechnya, 2 over Rostov Oblast and one over each of Oryol, Lipetsk and Tver oblasts as well as 3 over the Black Sea and 6 over Crimea.

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