A Russian helicopter dumped flame-retarding chemicals at the Almetyevsky oil pumping station near Kaleikino village in Tatarstan to combat a fire burning for three days after strikes, as shown in a video posted on X by raging545 at approximately 10:16-10:46 PM UTC on February 25, 2026, during the 29-minute reporting window. An image shared by raging545 a short while ago confirmed the Almetyevsky oil pumping station near Kaleikino still burning this evening, highlighting ongoing suppression efforts amid the blaze triggered by a strike yesterday, according to the X post. This update follows a previous report from the prior 29-minute window ending at 10:16 PM UTC, where raging545 similarly documented the facility's continued fire and helicopter intervention, as noted in the earlier coverage.
