Key Russian oil terminal burns in occupied Crimea after overnight attack
Photo: oil terminal in Feodosia hit in attack (Russian media)
An oil storage facility of JSC Marine Oil Terminal, located in temporarily occupied Feodosia, caught fire following a nighttime attack, according to Astra.
On the night of April 8, residents of Feodosia reported explosions and a fire at a local oil depot. Flames were seen in the area of the JSC Marine Oil Terminal. Local authorities did not confirm the fire at the facility.
According to eyewitnesses, two tanks at the oil depot were burning — one larger and one smaller — and the blaze was visible from several kilometers away.
Earlier, Ukraine’s General Staff stated that the JSC Marine Oil Terminal in occupied Crimea is a key hub for supplying fuel by sea to the Crimean Peninsula and temporarily occupied territories in southern Ukraine.
Photo: oil terminal in Feodosia hit in attack (Russian media)
Photo: oil terminal in Feodosia hit in attack (Russian media)
Photo: oil terminal in Feodosia hit in attack (Russian media)
Photo: oil terminal in Feodosia hit in attack (Russian media)
Strikes on Russian oil terminals
Previously, on the night of April 5, drones attacked Novorossiysk — videos showing a fire at the Sheskharis terminal and reports of explosions appeared online. It was also reported that a Transneft facility servicing some of the largest oil tankers caught fire.
On April 7, Ukraine’s General Staff reported that strikes on the Sheskharis oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region damaged infrastructure used for oil transshipment and shipment.
The General Staff also confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck the oil terminal at the port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea during the night of April 7.
Earlier, OSINT analysts reported the attack on the Ust-Luga port, while Russian sources said drones were detected over the Leningrad region.
