On the night of Tuesday, July 16, a fire broke out at a plant in the village of Korenevo in the Kursk region of Russia due to a drone attack.

The Russian Telegram channel Astra reported on this.

Local media and social media pages also published photos and videos of the fire at the plant.

The video shows that the fire has engulfed the roof of the Russian plant.

At about 1 a.m., Aleksey Smirnov, acting governor of the Kursk region, confirmed the fire at the plant and said it was allegedly caused by a “Ukrainian drone” dropping an “explosive device” on the territory of the enterprise.

“None of the employees were injured. Firefighters from two districts are extinguishing the fire in one of the process shops,” he wrote on Telegram.

The fire covered an area of 400 square meters. The workers were reportedly evacuated before the firefighters arrived.

In the morning, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that air defense systems had allegedly shot down one drone over the Kursk region at night.

Korenevsky Plant of Low Voltage Equipment produces low-voltage switchgear and control equipment. It is one of Russia’s largest electrical distribution and control equipment manufacturers. The company’s products are used in Russia and other countries.

On the morning of Saturday, July 13, an oil depot in the Tsimlyansky district of the Rostov region of Russia caught fire after a drone attack.

Gasoline and diesel fuel were stored in tanks at the oil depot.

The fire was assigned the third rank of difficulty. The fire was not localized until 11 a.m.