Fire at Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Region- Conflicting Reports on Cause

🔥 It is reported that there is again a fire on the territory of the Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region.

It is confirmed that a drone has flown to one of the facilities again, after which a fire started there. pic.twitter.com/13k1nVqapa

— Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 (@maria_drutska) May 5, 2023

Russian news agencies gave conflicting information about the cause of the fire.

“Interfax” reported that the fire spread over an area of ​​60 square meters, but it was managed to be contained before the arrival of the emergency services. Factory workers were evacuated and no one was injured, the agency reported.

TASS reported that the fire was caused by another drone attack.

On the other hand, “RIA Novosti” reported that the fire was caused by an outbreak after the fire that happened the previous day.

TASS reported that the fire at the factory on Thursday was caused by a drone attack.

Over the past few days, several drone strikes on oil processing facilities have taken place in Russia and occupied Crimea.