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Oil depot burned down in Crimea, 8 tanks destroyed

Oil depot burned down in Crimea, 8 tanks destroyed Illustrative photo (Getty Images)

An oil depot in Feodosia in the Russian-occupied Crimea burned down, attacked by Ukrainian defenders. Eight tanks were destroyed, according to OSINT analysts.

The analysts showed a photo of the oil terminal in Feodosia that was attacked almost a week ago. The oil depot was completely burned down.

“The fire affected 12 tanks. Eight were completely destroyed. The buildings on the territory also burned down,” the statement said.

On Saturday, October 12, the head of the occupation administration of Feodosia, Igor Tkachenko, said that the city's residents were allegedly returning after the evacuation. According to him, yesterday morning they continued to eliminate the consequences of the fire. The state of emergency has been canceled in Feodosia.

Oil depot burned down in Crimea, 8 tanks destroyed

Photo: 8 tanks destroyed at the oil depot in Feodosia (t.me/kiber_boroshno)

Attack on oil depot in Feodosia

On October 7, a fire broke out at an oil terminal in Feodosia. Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attack on the oil depot. The Feodosia terminal was the largest in Crimea for the transshipment of oil products for the Russian army.

For almost a week, the oil depot in Feodosia was on fire, with gasoline and kerosene tanks exploding.

On October 10, the oil depot in Feodosia experienced new explosions. According to the Russians, combustible materials were released at one of the terminals.