Drone attack and fire in Volgograd; glow near the refinery and «Каустика»
Place: VolgogradRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
TASS (tass.com) reports that one of the drones fell on a residential building and caused a fire. Ukrainian publications also relay the governor’s statement about a fire in a residential building, but report a glow in the direction of the refinery and the «Каустик» plant; based on the available videos, it is impossible to determine what exactly caught fire. There is no conflicting information about the number of injured: sources report that one person was hospitalized. There are no materials from an independent group in the selection.
What Russia reports
automatic summary TASS (tass.com), citing Governor Andrey Bocharov, reports that one of the Ukrainian drones that attempted to attack industrial facilities in Volgograd fell on an apartment building and caused a fire. According to TASS (tass.com), at least one person was taken to hospital, the fire was contained, and residents of the building were evacuated.
“One of the Ukrainian drones that tried to attack industrial sites in Russia’s Volga area city of Volgograd, crashed into an apartment building there, sparking a fire and injuring at least one person, Volgograd Region Governor Andrey Bocharov said.”
- Drone crashes into apartment block in Russia’s Volga area, one hospitalized — TASS (tass.com), 2 October, 05:20
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine, Suspilne, and Ukrainska Pravda report that residents of Volgograd heard explosions at night and saw a glow in the direction of the refinery and the «Каустик» plant. According to an analysis of video by ASTRA, cited by the publications, it is impossible to determine what exactly caught fire. Ukrainian outlets also relay the governor’s statement about a fire in an apartment building and the hospitalization of one person.
“Що саме загорілося, за наявними відео встановити неможливо.”
“Бочаров заявив про масовану атаку дронів на промислову інфраструктуру області, проте про пожежу на підприємствах не згадав.”
- У Волгограді після атаки дронів спалахнула пожежа біля НПЗ "Лукойлу" та хімзаводу — RBC-Ukraine, 2 October, 06:27
- Дрони атакували об'єкти нафтової та хімічної промисловості в двох регіонах РФ — Suspilne, 2 October, 06:55
- Дрони атакували Волгоград РФ: пабліки пишуть про пожежу в районі НПЗ і хімзаводу — Ukrainska Pravda, 2 October, 06:38
What independent sources report
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Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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