Fire at facility in port of Sevastopol caused no casualties and will not hinder supplies, authorities say
“The situation is under the control of our firefighters and all operative services,” he said. “Since the volume of fuel is large, it will take time to localise the fire.”
Sevastopol has been a regular target of drone attacks, especially in recent weeks. The city, on the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed fromin 2014, has come under repeated air attacks since Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in February last year. The most serious casualties were caused by a strike on a residential block in Uman that killed 23 people.
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