Refinery fire: flames and thick smoke over an industrial facility

Fire at a Russian oil refinery: flames and a column of black smoke rising from a distillation tower at the Kstovo or Ust-Luga refinery after a strike

The photo captures a major fire at an oil refinery, with bright flames erupting from the top of a processing column and a dense plume of black smoke billowing into the sky. The scene matches Ukrainian General Staff reports of the Kstovo and Ust-Luga refineries being knocked out. Power lines and green vegetation in the foreground emphasize the scale of the blaze at the industrial complex.

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