Largest Russian oil terminal in Black Sea region hit by Ukrainian intelligence drones
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian intelligence drones strike one of Russia's largest oil terminals (video screenshot)
On the night of December 21–22, strike drones attacked the Tamanneftegaz Marine Oil Terminal in Russia's Krasnodar region, according to the sources in Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR).
The sources report that the strikes targeted key components of the oil-loading terminal, the liquefied hydrocarbon gas pier, and port infrastructure, triggering a large-scale fire.
The Taman transshipment complex, operated by Tamanneftegaz, is one of the largest in the Black Sea region. Its total storage capacity for oil products and liquefied gas exceeds 1 million cubic meters.
General Staff's comment
Ukraine's General Staff said that Tamanneftegaz operates the Taman transshipment complex, which handles crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied hydrocarbon gases. Explosions reportedly damaged a pipeline, two piers, and two vessels, causing a fire that covered more than 1,000 square meters. A fire also broke out in the tank farm area.
In addition, a Ukrainian-made missile struck a temporary base for vessels of Russia's 92nd River Boat Brigade in Olenivka, located in temporarily occupied Crimea. A significant fire was observed at the impact site.
Separately, Ukrainian forces carried out a fire strike on an ammunition depot belonging to a motorized rifle regiment in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Strike on Shahed storage sites
As part of efforts to partially destroy stocks of strike drones and reduce the intensity of Shahed-type UAV attacks against Ukraine, storage, preparation, and launch sites for attack drones were hit near temporarily occupied Donetsk. A fire was reported in the area.
Background
On Friday, December 12, it was reported that drones operated by Ukraine's Security Service disabled a Russian oil production platform in the Caspian Sea. This marked the first recorded Ukrainian strike on a Russian oil extraction facility in the region.
Later the same evening, Security Service drones carried out a follow-up attack on Russian oil platforms, halting operations at the production facilities.
