After strike on oil depot, Russia will attempt to supply fuel to Crimea via three routes - Navy
Photo: spokesperson of the Ukrainian Navy Dmytro Pletenchuk (facebook.com/Taclbery)
After the strike by Ukraine’s Armed Forces on an oil depot in Feodosia, Russia will attempt to supply fuel to Crimea via three routes: across the Crimean Bridge, by rail between Rostov and Dzhankoy, and using ferry crossings, states the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, during a national telethone live broadcast.
"We are seeing a fuel shortage among civilian consumers, and it may affect military users to some extent, but they do have several alternatives for theoretically replenishing supplies in temporarily occupied Crimea. This includes the so-called Crimean Bridge, though large-scale rail transport via the bridge is currently not being used," Pletenchuk said.
According to him, fuel can also be supplied overland via the rail connection between Russia's Rostov and Dzhankoy in Crimea, but there are problems there due to infrastructure damage.
Additionally, ferry crossings — currently used for civilian transport — can be partially employed.
"The air route, of course, is not being considered. In any case, these are definitely not volumes that could fully compensate for the losses the enemy has suffered in Crimea,” the Navy spokesperson added.
Strike on oil facilities in Crimea
On the night of October 13, drone units from the Asecurity Service TsSO A and the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Special Operations Forces hit several targets in temporarily occupied Crimea that support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Among the affected sites were:
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Feodosia Sea Oil Terminal – drones struck at least five storage tanks, triggering a large-scale fire on the terminal’s territory;
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220 kV Kafa substation (Feodosia) – part of the Russia–Crimea power bridge. Power transformers, a closed distribution unit, the control room, and protective automation facilities were damaged, causing voltage fluctuations;
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330 kV Simferopol substation – a series of explosions occurred.
Last week, Ukraine’s Armed Forces also struck the capacities of the Sea Oil Terminal in temporarily occupied Feodosia. The attack revealed that the oil handling complex burned for two consecutive days.
