Drone Strike Hits Oil Depot in Russia’s Lipetsk Region, Igniting Fire

On the night of Tuesday, January 6, strike drones targeted a Russian oil depot in the Lipetsk region, triggering a fire.

Eyewitnesses filmed the incident, and the videos were shared on the Exilenova+ Telegram channel.

The regional authorities later confirmed the fire at the industrial site.

According to Astra, the fire broke out on the territory of Usmanskaya Neftebaza LLC, located in the village of Streletske Khutory, near the town of Usman.

The governor of the Lipetsk region, Igor Artamonov, also confirmed the nighttime strike and stated that after the “drone crash,” a fire broke out at an industrial facility in the Usmansky district.

At the same time, the Russian official did not specify which facility was hit.

The video footage shows intense burning and columns of fire above the industrial facility. According to preliminary data, the tank farm was damaged.

It is known that the Usmanskaya oil depot is engaged in the sale, storage, and transshipment of petroleum products, as well as providing transportation services using its own motor vehicles.

We will remind you that on the evening of January 4, drones attacked the production facilities of Russia’s largest plant manufacturing power sources for military products.

The Energia enterprise, located in the city of Yelets, also in the Lipetsk region, was hit.

The range of products manufactured by this Russian company covers a wide spectrum of weaponry – from tactical drones to intercontinental ballistic missiles.