“On the night of December 3, as a result of drone attacks in the Tambov and Voronezh regions of Russia, fuel infrastructure facilities were damaged, local governors reported. A fire was recorded at one of the oil depots and minor damage to the fuel tanks, there were no victims”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to Yevhen Pervyshov, the governor of the Tambov region, the fire at one of the oil depots occurred after the “falling of the wreckage of the UAV”.
“Fire brigades and representatives of law enforcement agencies promptly arrived at the scene. All the necessary forces and means have been involved,” the official said.
The governor of the Voronezh region, Oleksandr Gusev, said that four drones were neutralized, and there were no casualties.
“In one of the districts, as a result of the fall of the downed UAV, several fuel tanks were slightly damaged. There was no fire,” added the head of the region.
After the start of a full-scale invasion of Russia, various objects on the territory of the Russian Federation are subjected to airstrikes. Most often, in 2024 and 2025, oil refineries (refineries) became the target of attacks.
Most of the attacks were confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stating that the Defense Forces of Ukraine “systematically implement measures aimed at reducing the combat potential of the Russian occupation forces, as well as at forcing the Russian Federation to stop armed aggression against Ukraine.”
The day before, the Bloomberg agency, referring to the public statements of the countries, reported that in November, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out at least 14 attacks on Russian oil refineries with the help of drones – this is the maximum number of attacks in a month since the beginning of a full-scale war.
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