Smoke tightened half a city: a second tank exploded at the oil depot in Russian Engels (video)

After the night attack on Engels, the fire at an industrial enterprise continues, the fire spread to a larger area, and an emergency was announced in the city, said the governor of Saratov region Roman Busargin at 16:45 on January 8. "Due to the increase in the area of ​​fire at an industrial enterprise that was attacking UAVs, Engels will introduce an emergency regime," the governor said.

He also reported that two Ministry of Emergencies were killed during the elimination of the fire and another hospital was hospitalized. At local Telegram channels, at about 4:00 pm on January 8, the fire at the oil depot had increased again. On the Engels online channel, it was reported that the fire was burning harder than in the morning. The channel "About Enhals" wrote that the smoke had dragged half of the city.

The publication of Astra reported that, according to the local resident, another tank was caught on the oil depot, and in the city there is a strong smell of Gary. The Russian media reported on the attack of drones on the oil depot of the city of Engels in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation on the night of January 7 to January 8. The locals spoke of at least 30 explosions and a large fire in the enterprise.

The lesions of the Russian oil depot for the Defense forces of Ukraine confirmed in the General Staff of the Armed Forces and specified that it was a basis for storage of oil products "Krystal" oil products, which provided the fuel with the military airfield "Engels-2". Russian bombers fly from it during massive shelling of Ukraine. The OSINT Analysis team of the Eye Gora reported that the oil depot in Engels could attack Ukrainian Chakklun-B drones.