Russia reported a large fire at an oil depot in the same area that its officials claimed was earlier attacked by Ukrainian helicopters

According to multiple media reports, a large fire broke out at a Russian oil depot in Bryansk, a city near the Ukrainian border.

The depot is located in the same area that Russia accused the Ukrainians of attacking last week, but it has not been linked to the war.

Russian officials said on April 14 that seven people had been injured in a Ukrainian helicopter strike. Ukrainian officials said the accusation was a plan to carry out terrorist acts to whip up anti-Ukrainian hysteria.

The Russian emergencies ministry said the fire happened at 2 a.m. The facility is owned by Russian oil giant Transneft.

The Moscow Times reported that footage of the oil depot engulfed in flames has been shared on Telegram.

Russia's emergencies ministry told the state news agency that there were no casualties due to the fire.

Bryansk city authorities said there were no plans to evacuate the 400,000 people in the city.

The Moscow Times reported that the fire affected two facilities, a civilian site holding 10,000 tons of fuel and a military storage facility holding 5,000 tons.

The cause of the fire was not mentioned as of Monday morning.