Large fire in Russia caused by Ukrainian drone attack

Kiev and Moscow have stepped up strikes in recent months ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House on January 20, after the US president-elect announced his intention to end the war immediately upon taking office.

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A large fire was caused today by a Ukrainian drone attack on an energy facility in Kazan, Russia, local authorities announced.

In the suburbs of Kazan, the capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, "a gas tanker caught fire after a drone attack," the local government said via Telegram.

The statement said no one was injured and that Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov came to visit the scene of the fire.

Local media reported footage of a large fire at a liquefied gas storage facility near a chemical plant.

In addition, an industrial building was damaged in a drone attack in Engels, in the Saratov region, which is located about 700 kilometers southeast of Moscow and about 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, regional governor Roman Busargin wrote via Telegram.

He said that classes at schools in Saratov and Engels would be held remotely today due to the drone attacks.

Engels was also the target of a major drone attack on January 8th that caused a fire at an oil complex.

According to authorities, two firefighters died in the fire, which was only brought under control five days after it broke out.

Kiev and Moscow have stepped up strikes in recent months ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House on January 20, after the US president-elect announced his intention to end the war immediately upon taking office.

Ukraine has been regularly striking military targets and energy sites in Russia in response to Moscow's attacks on its territory since 2022.

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