Moment explosion triggers huge inferno at key Russian oil depot after being ‘blasted in kamikaze drone strike’

A HUGE explosion rocked a major Russian oil depot in a suspected Ukrainian kamikaze drone attack.

Four oil tanks reportedly burst into flames after the pre-dawn strike in Klintsy, Bryansk region with footage showing thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

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The oil depot in Klintsy, Bryansk was hit by a drone strike sparking a huge inferno[/caption]

Four oil tanks reportedly burst into flames at the depotEast2West

Separately, Ukrainian forces renewed their attack on the Tambov gunpowder plant – the largest in Russia and crucial to Putin’s war machine.

Russia initially claimed it had downed the incoming Klintsy drone and an attack had been stopped.

But they later admitted that ammunition from the UAV had smashed into the oil depot.

Dozens of firefighters were called in to extinguish the flames after the pre-dawn strike.

Bryansk governor Alexander Bogomaz said: “Ukrainian terrorists made an attempt to attack facilities in the town of Klintsy using an unmanned aerial vehicle.

“The fixed-wing drone was jammed by the Russian defence ministry’s electronic warfare systems.

“However, a munition fell on the Klintsy oil depot during the destruction of the aerial target.

“According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties but oil tanks caught fire.”

It comes after Ukrainian forces struck the Petersburg Oil Terminal in Putin’s home city of St Petersburg on Thursday.

Ukraine appears to have switched tactics as they wait for delayed arms supplies from the West.