A fuel tank caught fire in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol drone strikeThe governor installed in Moscow said on Saturday.
“According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by a drone hit,” Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
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Sevastopol, on Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia From Ukraine in 2014, there have been repeated airstrikes since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022. Russian officials have blamed the attacks on Ukraine.
The Ukrainian military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday. Kiev almost never publicly takes responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine.
Razvozhaev said there were no casualties in Saturday’s fire.
“The situation is under control of our firefighters and all operative services,” he wrote. “Since the amount of fuel is large, it will take time localize fire,