A drone attack on an airfield in Russia’s Kursk region set an oil tank on fire, the local governor said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Troops at the Kursk training base in RussiaPhoto: AFP / AFP / Profimedia

“There are no casualties. The fire is contained. All emergency services are working on the spot,” the governor of the region, Roman Starovoit, said on his Telegram channel.

Reuters could not immediately verify the information. The region borders Ukraine.

Footage allegedly from the Kursk region began to appear on social networks.