Yaroslavl, August 6. On the night of Thursday, August 6, an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was recorded in the Yaroslavl region. As a result of the incident, fires broke out in the city, and traffic on the exit from the region towards Moscow was temporarily blocked.
According to information obtained from Russian sources and confirmed by OSINT communities, an alert regarding the drone threat was declared in the region at 02:37 AM. The Governor of the Yaroslavl region, Mikhail Yevrayev, confirmed the fact of the attack in his Telegram channel, noting that it began 10 minutes after the alert was issued.
Consequences of the attack and fires
After 4:00 AM, video footage began to appear in open sources demonstrating large-scale fires in the city. According to eyewitnesses and data from OSINT channels, the main strike hit the territory of an oil refinery (OR). By 7:00 AM, footage spread online clearly showing several columns of smoke rising above the industrial zone.
To ensure the safety of citizens due to the threat of falling debris and possible explosions, authorities decided to block traffic on the exit from Yaroslavl towards Moscow. The federal highway, which is a key transport corridor, was blocked for several hours.
Situation in the Moscow region
On the night of August 6, the Moscow region was also hit by drones. The Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, reported in his Telegram messages that air defense (PVO) forces shot down a total of six drones attempting to break through to the capital. Official data on infrastructure damage in Moscow has not been received to date.
Contradictory data
During fact-checking, discrepancies were identified regarding which specific objects were attacked in Yaroslavl.
Most sources, including local news portals and Telegram channels, name the oil refinery (OR) as the target of the attack, where the main fires occurred. However, a number of OSINT channels and specialized channels (in particular, a source from Ossetia) are spreading information that the warehouses of the logistics company Wildberries were hit.
At the moment, it is difficult to confirm or refute the version of damage to Wildberries warehouses due to the lack of official comments from the company or the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS), however, visual data (columns of smoke) clearly indicate a large-scale fire in the industrial zone, where both the OR and large logistics complexes are located.
The situation at the scene remains tense. Fire departments continue to work to localize the fires. There have been no official reports of casualties among the civilian population so far.
