The fire at the oil refinery. Photo: Exilenova+
A fire has broken out at an oil refinery in the city of Syzran in Russia's Samara Oblast amid reports of a "drone threat".
Source: Astra, a Russian media outlet; Supernova+ and Exilenova+ Telegram channels; Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya); Samara Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev
Details: Fedorishchev announced that a "drone threat" alert had been issued in the oblast at around 04:00. He added about 40 minutes later that a Kovyor (Carpet) plan had been introduced in the region, temporarily closing the airspace to flights. [A Kovyor plan is an airport operational safety procedure for airport services and personnel when an unidentified object appears in the sky – ed.]
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