No injuries reported as drone crashes at Russian oil site
According to Vladimir Vladimirov, the governor of the region, a drone crashed at the oil storage site in Svetlograd, Russia, overnight on November 1st. No one was injured, and emergency services are attending the scene.
1 November 2024 10:56
"Last night, a drone crashed at the oil base in Svetlograd," wrote the region's governor, Vladimir Vladimirov. He reported no one was injured, and emergency services are working at the scene.
Video footage has surfaced on Telegram channels, purportedly showing when the drone struck. According to "Baza," a fire broke out at the site after the explosion.
In other recordings, an employee from the oil storage site mentioned that when the drone hit, "protection helped" – referring to a special metal net installed over the fuel tank.
Ukrainian drone attack
During the night of 31st October to 1st November, dozens of drones targeted Russian regions. The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, reported that a residential building was hit in the attack. The Russian Ministry of Defence claims to have shot down 83 unmanned aerial vehicles.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Air Forces were also responding to Russian drone attacks, destroying 31 out of 48 unmanned aerial vehicles and one guided missile, the X-59/69.
"Fourteen drones were lost, and three unmanned aerial vehicles flew towards Belarus. Air defence also managed to shoot down one guided missile X-59/69, while the others did not reach their targets due to active resistance," the statement reads.
