By Burc Eruygur
ISTANBUL (AA) - Russia on Wednesday said that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an oil facility in the country’s Kirov region, marking the first such attack on the region.
“Today, starting at 10 a.m. (0700GMT), the Kirov region was attacked by enemy drones. As a result of timely measures taken, two drones were shot down, three fell on the territory of the Zenit plant in Kotelnich and caught fire,” Governor Aleksandr Sokolov said on Telegram.
Expressing that the fire was extinguished, Sokolov said there was no damage or disruption in the facility’s operations, which he said served to store oil products.
He further said that there were no casualties due to the attack.
The town of Kotelnich is located about 700 kilometers (435 miles) east of the Russian capital Moscow, and about 1,100 kilometers (683 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on Sokolov’s remarks.