On the night of December 3, residents of the Tambov region reported explosions. Later, the governor confirmed fire at an oil depot as a result of an attack by Ukrainian UAVs.

ASTRA analyzed the footage of eyewitnesses from the scene of the fire and came to the conclusion that the Nikiforovskaya oil depot of JSC Tambovnefteprodukt, located at 1 Sportivnaya Street, Dmitrievka, Tambov region, caught fire. The picture was taken from the same street. It is about 100-150 meters from the houses to the burning tank.