Drones attack oil facility in Krasnodar region, causing fire
Illustrative photo: drones attack oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar region (Getty Images)
On the night of March 8, unidentified drones struck an oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar region, triggering a large fire at the facility, according to Russian Telegram channels.
According to online reports, explosions were heard overnight in Armavir following the drone strike on the oil depot. The city is known as a major industrial center.
Preliminary data indicate that the strike targeted the storage and transfer oil depot of the Southern Oil Company (JSC NP NB YUNK).
Following the attack, fuel tanks caught fire, igniting a blaze in the petroleum storage facilities. Information on the full extent of the damage is still being clarified.
It was also reported that energy infrastructure in Belgorod, Russia, came under attack. According to the local governor, the city is experiencing disruptions in electricity, water, and heating supplies.
Attacks on Russian fuel facilities
Recall that on the night of March 2, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), together with other components of the Defense Forces, struck Russian military ships, air defense systems, and oil infrastructure at the port of Novorossiysk.
The terminal hit in the Russian port is one of the largest oil and petroleum transfer complexes in southern Russia. It supplies fuel to Russian units fighting in Ukraine.
The night of February 28 was "intense" for Russia's oil industry in the Krasnodar region. A fire broke out at the mini-refinery Albashneft in the village of Novominsk following the fall of drone debris.
On the night of February 19, drones from the SBU Special Operations Center Alpha successfully struck the Velikolukskaya oil depot in Pskov region, nearly 500 km from Ukraine’s state border.
