A powerful explosion occurred at a gas station in Grozny, there are casualties.

In Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, there was a fire at a gas station where a gas tank exploded. This is reported by Russian media.

One of the tanks was thrown back by the explosive wave, damaging a corner of a building and a car. As a result, two children and two adults died. Their identities are currently being established.

The causes of the incident are still unknown. Rescuers are working at the scene.

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Earlier, Ukrainian soldiers struck a fuel and lubricants depot in the area of the city of Rovenky in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.

As reported, on the night of Monday, October 7, the occupied Crimea was subjected to a massive drone attack. As a result, a large fire broke out at an oil depot in Feodosia. Subsequently, the Defense Forces of Ukraine confirmed that they successfully struck the enemy's marine oil terminal located in the temporarily occupied Feodosia.

The marine oil terminal, located in the eastern part of Feodosia, near the village of Beregove, is the largest facility of its kind in Crimea. Its tank capacity is 250,000 cubic meters. There are only two such terminals operating on the peninsula, with another one located in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. The port is open for the entry of vessels all year round and can provide services for processing a wide variety of cargo, mechanized. It has a network of railway tracks.

By the way, a large fire is still ongoing at the largest oil depot in Crimea, located in the temporarily occupied Feodosia.