06:58, 10 January 2026

A fire broke out at an oil depot in the Volgograd region after a drone attack.

Fire at an oil depot. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

An airstrike last night caused a fire at an oil depot in the Oktyabrsky district of the Volgograd region.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on the night of December 8, 2025, a drone attack in Volgograd damaged high-rise buildings, and residents were evacuated.

Alerts about the threat of drone attacks in the Volgograd region have become daily, but the actual appearance of UAVs is not always preceded by a warning, local residents previously interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" stated.

Last night, a drone attack occurred in the Volgograd region, in In the Oktyabrsky District, "a fire has been detected at an oil depot as a result of a drone crash," the regional administration reported on its Telegram channel.

The temporary emergency response center at the Oktyabrskaya School has been put on alert.

"Firefighters, emergency services, and municipal employees are working at the scene of the incident. The temporary emergency response center at Oktyabrskaya School No. 2 has been put on alert in case residents of nearby houses need to be evacuated. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties," Governor Andrei Bocharov was quoted as saying.

As a reminder, on December 14, 2025, a fire also broke out at an oil depot in Uryupinsk following a drone attack. Residents of houses adjacent to the oil depot were evacuated.

On July 9, 2024, fires broke out at the oil depot in Kalach-on-Don and at the substation in Frolovo after drone debris fell. On the night of February 3, 2024, a fire also broke out at the Volgograd Oil Refinery after a drone crashed there.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/419804