Satellite Images Confirm Massive Fire at Russian Atlas Fuel Depot in Rostov After Drone Strike

Fuel storage tanks at the Russian government-operated Atlas facility in Rostov Region caught fire early Monday following a suspected drone strike.

Satellite data from NASA’s FIRMS system confirmed abnormal heat signatures at the site, indicating a significant blaze.

According to Militarnyi, the fire was first recorded at 3:41 a.m. and affected the entire facility, which houses at least 32 fuel tanks. The site is located near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, approximately 100–150 kilometers from the front line.

While there has been no official statement on the cause of the incident, Russia’s Ministry of Defense acknowledged a fire resulting from an attack on a “critical industrial site” in the Kamensky district.

The Atlas complex has previously been targeted by drone strikes. On November 29, 2024, the facility sustained damage during a similar attack that also caused a large-scale fire. A separate incident in August 2024 damaged additional fuel storage tanks at the same location.

The Atlas facility is part of the Rosrezerv logistics infrastructure and plays a role in supporting Russian military operations in Ukraine.

Earlier, Ukrainian drones struck a Russian military fuel train between Levadne and Molochansk in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, igniting at least 11 tank cars. According to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate, the coordinated operation disabled the locomotive with loitering munitions before follow-up drone strikes set the fuel ablaze.

The damaged rail line is expected to take weeks to repair, cutting off a key supply route to Russian front-line forces.

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