Residents in Russia's Yaroslavl region have reported what they described as a "fuel oil rain" after a Ukrainian drone strike on a strategic oil storage
facility triggered a major fire, according to local reports and social media posts. The attack reportedly took place overnight between 13 and 14 June, targeting an oil depot in the city of Rybinsk. Ukrainian media outlet Astra reported that strike drones operated by Ukraine's defence forces hit the facility, causing a large blaze. Photos and videos shared on local social media channels appeared to show vegetation, vehicles and other surfaces coated in a dark oily residue. Footage circulating online also showed what appeared to be oil slicks on the surface of the Volgotnya River near the village of Volkovo, about 20 km from Rybinsk. The depot is operated by the Temp Combine, a state-owned institution under Russia's Federal Agency for State Reserves (Rosrezerv), which is responsible for maintaining strategic reserves of fuel and petroleum products intended for use during wartime and other national emergencies.
Video shows a Ukrainian attack drone striking a major Russian oil depot in Rybinsk this morning, where multiple fuel tanks were already ablaze, descending and crashing into another tank as the fire continued to spread. pic.twitter.com/hOsApwIOpB
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) June 14, 2026
According to reports, the facility serves as an important fuel storage and distribution centre for north-eastern European Russia and is linked to both rail and river transport networks.
The depot reportedly contains more than 60 storage tanks, including large-capacity reservoirs capable of holding up to 5,000 cubic metres of fuel.
It is not the first time a Rosrezerv facility has reportedly been targeted during the war. In December 2025, a fire broke out at the same Rybinsk depot following a drone attack, according to reports. Another Rosrezerv facility, the Kristall oil storage site in Engels, was also targeted in November 2025. The facility is used, among other purposes, to store aviation fuel for Russia's strategic bomber fleet.
Separately, reports emerged of strikes on other industrial targets across Russia overnight.
BREAKING:
A large swarm of Ukrainian long-range drones struck the strategic oil depot of Russia’s Federal Agency for State Reserves in the Yaroslavl Region this morning
It serves as a key logistics hub supplying Russian military units & has over 60 storage tanks. Massive fires pic.twitter.com/35pTAMYZ5c— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 14, 2026
According to the independent Telegram monitoring channel Exilenova Plus, the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, in Russia's Tula region, caught fire following drone attacks.
Novomoskovsk lies about 395 km from the Ukrainian border.
Russian authorities confirmed that the city had come under attack but did not directly comment on reports concerning the chemical plant. "During the repulsion of the aerial attack, fragments of downed Ukrainian drones fell onto the territory of one of the industrial enterprises in Novomoskovsk," Tula regional governor Dmitriy Milayev said.
Ukraine has not publicly commented on the reported attacks.
The reports come as both Russia and Ukraine continue to launch long-range drone strikes against military, energy and industrial infrastructure far from the front lines.
