Russia claims fire at Tuapse oil refinery finally extinguished after attack by long-range Neptune missile 3 days ago
Russia's Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev has reported that the fire at the Tuapse oil refinery, which broke out as a result of a "Ukrainian attack", was finally extinguished only after three days.
Source: Kondratyev on Telegram
Quote: "The fire at the oil refinery in Tuapse has been fully extinguished. After the attack by the Kyiv regime on the night of 13-14 March, a tank containing approximately 20,000 tonnes of petrol caught fire."
Details: Kondratyev said that the fire covered a total area of 1,000 square meters, and the blaze was classified as level four in terms of danger. A total of 188 firefighters and 55 fire appliances were involved in extinguishing the fire.
Ukrainska Pravda sources reported that the refinery in Krasnodar Krai was attacked by the new Ukrainian long-range Neptune missile.
Background: On 15 March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported "significant results" in Ukraine's missile programme following the successful test of a domestically-produced long-range Neptune missile.
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