Huge fires rage at oil depot behind Russian lines

Firefighters work at the side of an oil depot near Taqman in Krasnodar region, south of Russia (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

A massive blaze has broken out at an oil depot behind Russian lines as the war in Ukraine stretches into its 15th month, officials said.

The oil depot erupted in flames in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, located east of the Russian-held Crimean Peninsula, according to Krasnodar governor Veniamin Kondratyev.