The Russian authorities announced that two fires have been extinguished in two oil refineries in Rostov region and Krasnodar Territory in southern Russia on Thursday.

Governor of Rostov Vasily Golubev said that a drone crashed into the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery and then exploded, Russian news agency (Itar-TASS) reported.

He added that the fire was extinguished by the company’s services, and there were no casualties.

In a similar incident, a drone attack caused a fire in the reservoir with oil products of the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Territory, an emergency services official told TASS.

Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said the refinery fire had been localized to a 400-square-meter area and was quickly extinguished by emergency services.

No casualties were reported.

In the nearby village Volna, a similar blaze at an oil reservoir engulfed 1,200 square meters on Wednesday, with officials blaming a drone crash.

Source: Qatar News Agency