Oil spill at fuel depot in Crimea - Aftermath
Illustrative photo: Oil pumps at fuel depot (Getty Images)
An accident occurred at a fuel depot in the Leninsky district of temporarily occupied Crimea, causing oil to spill both on the site and beyond its premises, according to Russian media.
According to reports, the oil leak was caused by a depressurization of industrial equipment, specifically an oil pump used to maintain the required temperature during bitumen heating.
As a result, the lubricant spread across the plant’s territory and partially flowed beyond it, reaching railway tracks and a nearby crossing.
Local media reported pollution of roads and sidewalks, and traffic movement was temporarily restricted.
By the evening of October 29, the accident had been contained.
According to the Russian-controlled Leninsky district administration, the affected areas are being treated with sand and absorbent materials.
The Russian-controlled prosecutor’s office in the Leninsky district of occupied Crimea has launched an inspection into the incident.
Fires at fuel depots in Crimea
As previously reported by RBC-Ukraine, explosions and fires were recorded in various parts of occupied Crimea early on October 29.
Preliminary reports indicate that at least one fuel depot and possibly a military facility were targeted.
The pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Krymskyi Viter (Crimean Wind) reported a "powerful strike" at 6:46 AM local time in Hvardiiske, which reignited the ATAN fuel depot, previously targeted on October 17, when it burned for several days.
Occupying authorities also reported a major fire near a thermal power plant in Simferopol. Later, the same channel clarified that the blaze had broken out at a nearby fuel depot.
