What evidence confirms that fires broke out at Russia's Novorossiysk port following a drone attack?

NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) satellite data showed heat anomalies — likely indicating fires — in the port area, specifically near a grain terminal and a naval base adjacent to Transneft PJSC’s Sheskharis oil terminal; local officials confirmed the port and the wider Krasnodar region were struck by several hundred Ukrainian drones overnight.

Why might the NASA satellite data not show fire at the Sheskharis oil terminal despite its proximity to confirmed blazes?

The apparent absence of fire at the Sheskharis oil terminal in the NASA data may be due to limited geolocational accuracy of the satellite detection system, not necessarily the absence of damage or fire on the ground.

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