Russian TikTokers arrested for posting video after oil depot attackpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time
Two women posted themselves rapping as the fire burned behind them
Russian police have detained three young people who filmed themselves next to a blazing fuel depot near the city of Sochi following a reported Ukrainian drone attack on Sunday.
In the video, originally shared on TikTok, the trio can be seen rapping along to Crimson Dawn by Russian musicians Endshpil and Miyagi as the Rosneft-Kubannefteprodukt facility burns in the background.
According to local police, the three detainees are aged between 19 and 21.The 20-year-old woman who filmed the video was charged with behaving improperly during an emergency. She faces a fine of up to 30,000 rubles (£283; $375).
According to their social media profiles the women are called Karina and Daria and come from Nizhniy Tagil, an industrial city in the Ural mountains.
In a video posted by local police on Telegram, the young people say the came to Sochi to find work and apologise for filming and posting the video.
Local governor Veniamin Kondratyev said the fire was caused by drone debris hitting a fuel tank on Sunday.
Ukraine has not commented on this incident, but its armed forces have been targeting Russian energy and military infrastructure consistently throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion.