A fuel tank has caught fire in Sevastopol, an important port on the Crimean peninsula, possibly due to a Ukrainian attack with a remote-controlled drone, the Moscow-appointed governor of the region announced in the early hours of today. Mikhail Razvozaevvia Telegram.

“A fuel tank is on fire (…) According to preliminary reports, the flames may have been caused by an attack” by a UAV, Mr. Razvozaev said, according to Russian state news agency TASS. He added that the fire has an area of ​​1,000 square meters.

However, he did not provide information on casualties.

Kiev has repeatedly expressed its intention to retake the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, which the international community does not recognize.

Repeated attacks by the Ukrainian military and special services have been launched on the peninsula since the Russian military invaded Ukrainian territory more than 14 months ago.