# Fire reported at oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov Oblast after drone attack

https://mins.news/en/item/107466

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-20 07:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/fire-reported-at-oil-pumping-station-russias-tambov-oblast-after-drone-attack/

> A fire reportedly broke out at an oil pumping station near Michurinsk after an overnight drone attack on Oct. 20. Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov said a Ukrainian attack caused a fire at an unspecified enterprise and that four drones were downed, with no casualties reported. Ukraine has not confirmed an attack, and The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the station fire.

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