BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports of large explosion at oil depot in Nizhnegorsk region of Crimea

A large explosion was reported to have occurred at an oil depot in the Russian-controlled Nizhnegorsk region of Crimea but has not been confirmed.

A large explosion has allegedly occurred at an oil depot located in Russian-occupied Crimea according to online reports this evening, Friday, December 23. They also reported a Ukrainian drone being shot down near the facility in the Nizhnegorsk region. Both claims are as yet unconfirmed.

Video footage from a surveillance camera uploaded onto the ‘Ukraine Now’ Telegram channel claims to show the moment a drone hit its target. The attached message said they were awaiting confirmation of the incident. Various other Russian Telegram channels are reporting the same incident.

Claimed to be footage of drone attack on an oil depot somewhere in Nyzhnohirskyi district, Crimea
(Drone makes boom 00:18) pic.twitter.com/KHogt8iE5V

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 23, 2022

Locals talk of an oil depot explosion in the Nyzhniohirskyi district of #Crimea. https://t.co/PnMJwTeZdP

— The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) December 23, 2022

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