A massive Russian oil storage facility was engulfed in flames for five days.

(CLO) According to Russian authorities, oil products spilled from a "burning tank" at an oil depot in Krasnodar that was previously attacked by Ukrainian drones have kept the fire burning fiercely for five consecutive days.

Russian officials say Ukraine has been repeatedly attacking their oil and gas facilities recently, causing a fire at the Kavkazskaya oil depot in the Krasnodar region. Earlier, Ukrainian drones attacked the Tuapse oil refinery, also in Krasnodar. These attacks occurred amid a US-brokered agreement that both sides had agreed not to attack each other's energy facilities.

Ukraine says Russia’s persistent attacks on its critical infrastructure have not stopped, while the Kremlin says it has temporarily halted attacks on energy facilities, but continues to strike other targets. Both Kyiv and Moscow have also accused each other of attacking a gas facility in the town of Sudzha in Kursk earlier last week.

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Video of the fire at the oil depot in Krasnodar on the night of March 19 (source: X/SKC)

The Krasnodar Krai operations center said in a statement on Sunday that oil products stored in an area of ​​the Kavkazskaya facility had spilled from a "burning tank".

Russian independent television channel Astra shared two clips on Sunday showing a new column of fire winding its way up into the sky. According to Russian officials, nearly 500 people are still working to extinguish the blaze, which currently covers an area of ​​about 2,000 square meters.

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The fire has continued to rage and has not been extinguished in recent days (source: X/RFU).

Russian state media blamed the fire on "falling debris" from a downed drone. State media reported that three Ukrainian drones were used in last night's attack.

Oil depot in the village of Kavkazskaya, Krasnodar region, Russia, before the attack. Photo: GI

According to the Russian news agency TASS, a tank of oil leaked before the petroleum products caught fire. According to Astra, with five storage tanks at the Kavkazskaya site, the facility has the capacity to store up to 100,000 tons of fuel.

Huy Hoang (according to TASS, Astra, NewsWeek)