The fire occurred on the territory of the Novo-Ufa Novoil oil refinery after an attack by aircraft-type drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by the head of Bashkiria Radiy Khabirov in his telegram channel.
"Today, the Bashneft enterprise has been subjected to a terrorist attack by aircraft-type drones. One of the UAVs was detected, it was monitored. The security forces of the enterprise opened fire from large-caliber small arms. The unmanned vehicle was damaged and fell on the territory of the plant," Khabirov writes.
According to him, there are no dead or injured. The production site received minor damage, a fire broke out, which is now being extinguished.
Khabirov noted that after that another drone was shot down. The scale of the consequences of his fall is still being clarified.
"All services are on alert. Law enforcement agencies, company management and representatives of the Ministry of Ecology are working on site. The situation is under control," he stressed.