Aleksander Gusev, the governor of Russia's Voronezh region, says more than 100 firefighters are working to put out a burning fuel tank at an oil depot. He said on his Telegram channel that there were no casualties in the incident. He did not give a cause for the fire, which came amid reports that troops from the private Wagner mercenary group had taken control of some nearby areas. Gusev told residents that rumors of a fuel shortage were false and that residents should not should panic or create issues at local gas stations.
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