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Fire caused by drone debris at oil refinery in Volgograd region extinguished: Governor

Moscow, Jan 31 (UNI) A fire that broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd Region as a result of the fall of drone debris has been extinguished, the regional administration said on Telegram, citing the region's governor, Andrey Bocharov.
"This night, January 31, the Defence Ministry's air defence systems on duty repelled an attack by eight unmanned aerial vehicles on the territory of the Volgograd Region. As a result of the fall of debris from one of the UAVs, a fire broke out at the oil refinery, which was quickly extinguished. One injured worker of the refinery was hospitalised," Bocharov said.
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