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Fuel tank fire in the city of Sevastopol, Crimea

April 29, 2023

A fire broke out this morning in a fuel tank in the city of Sevastopol, located in the Crimean peninsula, after it was hit by a drone, according to the city’s local authorities. And Mikhail Razvogaev, the governor of Sevastopol, announced that a fuel tank caught fire in the city, which is likely to be caused by a drone strike. Razvojeev wrote on his official channel, Telegram: "A fuel tank caught fire near Prativ Manganari Street in Kazachi Bay"And he added: "According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by a drone". The fire spread over an area of ​​about 1,000 square meters, and the governor of Sevastopol called on the city’s residents to remain calm, noting that information on the victims was being collected. He confirmed that all the necessary service devices are working at the scene of the accident. Earlier this month, the governor of Sevastopol announced that the Black Sea Fleet had repelled an attack by Ukrainian marches, and no loss of life or property was recorded.

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The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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