A fire erupted at a Russian gas processing facility Wednesday following a Ukrainian drone strike in the southern Astrakhan region, according to local officials.
Regional Governor Igor Babushkin reported on Telegram that Ukrainian aircraft targeted the area but were intercepted. “All enemy aircraft were either shot down or neutralised by electronic warfare systems,” Babushkin wrote on Telegram. “The debris caused a fire.”
The governor confirmed no one was hurt in the incident and said crews expected to put out the flames within several hours.
The affected facility sits near the Caspian Sea, approximately 1,040 miles away from Ukraine’s border.
