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St. Petersburg oil depot ablaze, residents report hearing explosions

3 September, 2023 Sunday
14:36

A significant fire broke out in St. Petersburg on September 3, affecting an oil depot, with local residents reporting explosions

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As per Russian media reports, local residents heard "explosion sounds" in the area near  Piskariovsky Avenue.

Official information regarding the fire's cause is still pending.

 

  • On September 2, Russia accused Ukraine of using an anti-aircraft missile system to shell the village of Urazovo in the Belgorod region, allegedly resulting in one person's death.

  • On Sunday morning, September 3, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Governor of Russia's Belgorod region, claimed that Ukraine's Armed Forces had launched an attack on the region, which appeared to have caused damage to houses.


 
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