On the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Russia, a fuel tank caught fire in the port city of Sevastopol - presumably as a result of a drone attack. Governor Mikhail Rasvozhayev wrote this on Telegram on Saturday. It was a level four fire – “the most serious of all possible,” wrote the governor. According to this, an area of ​​1000 square meters burns. Civil institutions are not threatened. There was initially no information about injuries.

18 fire engines are currently in use. Because of the size of the fire, it could take many hours to contain the fire, Rasvoschajew later wrote. "The fire does not affect the fuel supply of Sevastopol. These reserves were not used for deliveries to the gas stations." Rasvozhayev's statement suggests that it is a fuel depot used by the military.

Ukraine has announced several times that it will free Crimea, which was annexed in 2014, from Russian occupation. In various parts of the peninsula, in the course of Russia's war of aggression against the neighboring country, there are incidents with drones, some with serious damage, injuries and deaths. Russia feels compelled to significantly increase the military effort to defend Crimea.