Fuel Retail Station
Petrol station drone strike, Bessonovka
May 2024
Bessonovka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
What happened
A drone struck a petrol station near the village of Bessonovka in Belgorod Oblast, igniting a fuel tank; firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly and no casualties were reported. This was one of several drone strikes reported on Belgorod-area filling stations during 2024, including a separate claimed attack using two kamikaze drones on another station that also caused no injuries.
When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.
- Evidence
- Reported / attributed
- Confidence
- Moderate
- Infrastructure
- Fuel Retail Station
- Latitude
- 50.5300°
- Longitude
- 36.4500°
Attribution
Attributed to Ukraine
Attribution is based on the Russian governor's statement; Ukraine did not confirm or claim this specific strike in the cited reporting.