Forest fires occurred during drone attacks on the Rostov region.
As a result of drone crashes in the Tarasovsky district, a forest strip caught fire, and in the Kamensky district, fires broke out in two small areas of the forestry.
According to the governor of the Rostov region Yuri Slyusary, last night air defense forces neutralized more than 60 drones in the Tarasovsky, Kamensky, Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky, Chertkovsky, Neklinovsky, Belokalitvinsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, Aksaysky, Millerovsky, Milyutinovsky, and Sholokhovsky districts.
Fires occurred at the crash sites of the drones. "In the Tarasovsky district, a forest strip caught fire. In the Kamensky district, flames broke out in two small areas of the forestry. In the Milyutinovsky district, dry vegetation caught fire near the villages of Agrarny and Antonovka. All fires were promptly extinguished," Slyusary wrote today on his Telegram channel.
No information about casualties has been received, he added.
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Rostov region is regularly subjected to drone attacks. For instance, on August 2, a fire occurred at an elevator due to the crash of drone debris in the Millerovsky district. On the night of July 25, four people were injured in Rostov-on-Don and one in the Krasnosulinsky district during drone attacks. On July 20, the crash of drone debris led to a forest fire in the Sholokhovsky district, and on July 19, for the same reason, a wheat field caught fire in the Krasnosulinsky district.
Amidst drone attacks on oil refineries (ORFs), including those located in southern Russia, a fuel problem has arisen. Earlier, residents of Rostov-on-Don reported that fuel prices in the city have risen. They noted that the maximum price of gasoline grades AI-92 and AI-95 increased by about a third at local gas stations in just two days.
It is worth noting that against the backdrop of drone attacks on oil refineries, including those located in southern Russia, a fuel crisis has emerged. The fuel problem has caused a sharp increase in demand for the installation of gas cylinder equipment. In auto services, customer queues have stretched for several months ahead, and the cost of equipment has nearly doubled.
Analysts previously noted that the long wait forces motorists to turn to "gray" installers who do not guarantee the safety of the equipment.
At the same time, analysts believe that the mass installation of gas equipment will not help overcome the fuel crisis, as the necessary infrastructure is still lacking.
Creating such infrastructure in a short time is impossible, said Alexander Frolov, deputy director general of the National Energy Institute. "However, the current crisis is a good reason to remember the programs that already exist but are developing much slower than planned," he noted.
Leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund Igor Yushkov suggested that the mass transition of drivers to gas will not become a long-term trend. In his opinion, after the fuel problem is resolved and queues at gas stations disappear, the excitement around the installation of gas equipment will decline.