THIS is the dramatic moment Ukraine hit a Russian oil refinery sparking a huge inferno that destroyed one of Vladimir Putin’s trains.
The dictator’s locomotive appeared to have been completely decimated during the sabotage attack close to Omsk Oil Refinery in eastern Russia on Thursday.
East2WestThe world famous Trans-Siberian railway line engulfed in black smoke[/caption]
East2WestThe major inferno could be seen from afar following the strike[/caption]
Three wagons containing a combined 89 tonnes of oil were set ablazeEast2West
Three wagons containing 17, 22 and 50 tonnes of oil were ablaze close to the world famous Trans-Siberian railway line.
Giant flames and pungent black smoke engulfed the scene, where emergency services continue to put out the blaze.
Ukrainian outlets initially suggested the attack may have been sabotage.
Oil facilities have been a key target of both drone and sabotage strikes by Ukraine.
Russia has been forced to halt oil exports and even import from Belarus as a result of the attacks on its facilities.
The latest explosion comes after another blaze erupted in occupied Crimea, close to capital Simferopol.
Ukrainian Telegram channel Pravda Gerashchenko said: “In both cases, the authorities did not indicate the cause of the fires.
“Why would this be?”
The fire at Kombinatskaya railway station covered some 10,750 square feet and required 58 fire fighters to tame.
Local sources claim a “short circuit” was to blame, a phrase sometimes used as a euphemism for sabotage.
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East2WestUkraine suggests a major inferno from ignited railway oil wagons close to the Omsk refinery and in the vicinity of the Trans-Siberian Railway may have been sabotage.[/caption]
Thick black smoke travelled high into the sky in the eastern city of OmskEast2West
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