Explosions heard in Russia's Oryol, social media report attack on oil depot – photo, video

Explosions were heard in the Russian city of Oryol on the night of 13-14 December, with social media reporting an attack on an oil depot.

Source: Astra Telegram channel; other Russian social media channels; Oryol Oblast Governor Andrei Klychkov

Quote from Astra: "...explosions were heard in Oryol. A glow of the fire is visible over the city."

Details: Russian Telegram channels, citing local residents, reported that an oil depot was allegedly attacked. 

Eyewitnesses mentioned at least one fuel tank on fire.

Quote from Astra: "The sound of drones could be heard before the explosion."

Details: Social media channels reported that initially, there was no official information.

Later, Klychkov stated that a "large-scale drone attack" allegedly caused a fuel fire at an infrastructure facility and downed drone wreckage damaged the windows of several houses.

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