A “fuel oil rain” fell in the Yaroslavl region after a drone strike on a fuel storage facility
14 June 16:17
In the Rybinsk District of the Yaroslavl Region of the Russian Federation, a “fuel oil rain” fell following a strike by Ukrainian drones on the Rosrezerv “Temp” complex, which is used for fuel storage. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing Russian propaganda media.
Local social media groups are sharing photos of plants and objects covered in black droplets and a thick oily film. Residents fear the soil will be contaminated for years to come.
“I’m in shock. We arrived, and our entire dacha—everything—is covered in this fuel oil. All the plants, every single one. It’s like a ‘rain’ has passed,” said one local resident.
A video was also posted online showing the Volgotnya River in the village of Volkovo, 20 kilometers from Rybinsk, covered in an oil slick. Rospotrebnadzor has not commented on the situation.
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Ukrainian drones attacked the Yaroslavl region on the night of June 13–14. Governor Mikhail Yevraev reported that “industrial fuel storage facilities were hit,” resulting in a fire. Videos from eyewitnesses showing thick black smoke rising above the “Temp” plant in Rybinsk have appeared online.
The Security Service of Ukraine reported “at least three major fires in a tank farm comprising over 60 tanks” with capacities ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 cubic meters. According to the agency, the facility stores gasoline, diesel fuel, and other fuels and lubricants.
“From here, Russia supplies petroleum products to its northeastern regions and maintains strategic fuel reserves for the army’s needs,” the SBU noted.
Similar “oil rains” previously fell in Tuapse and in Ryazan following strikes on local oil refineries, as well as in Perm, where a linear productioncontrol station.
Environmentalists and chemists have warned that such precipitation and smog contain some of the most harmful substances—polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including benzene—a Class 1 carcinogen.
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