Ukraine's Security Service drones strike 500 km inside Russia: Oil depot near Belarus border engulfed in flames
Drones struck oil depot in Pskov region (photo: Russian media)
Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) drones traveled nearly 500 kilometers and attacked an oil depot in Russia's Pskov region. Anti-drone nets failed to stop them, and a large fire engulfed the facility, SBU sources report.
According to sources, this night, drones of the SBU Special Operations Center Alpha successfully struck the Velikolukskaya oil depot in the Pskov region, almost 500 km from the state border of Ukraine.
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Local public pages report that at least four explosions were recorded at the oil depot as a result of accurate drone strikes, after which a large-scale fire broke out.
Employees of neighboring enterprises evacuated en masse. Anti-drone nets had been stretched over the fuel tanks, but they did not stop the SBU drones.
The Velikolukskaya oil depot, located 50 km from the border with Belarus, belongs to Pskovnefteprodukt LLC. It stores diesel fuel, gasoline, and other petroleum products.
"The SBU continues to methodically work on facilities that supply fuel to the Russian army. The destruction of oil depots directly affects the enemy's ability to conduct combat operations, advance, and redeploy reserves," an informed source in the SBU noted.
Strikes on military targets
On the night of February 17, the Defense Forces struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai and several logistical and military facilities of Russian forces in the occupied territories.
In addition, recently, strike drones attacked the chemical enterprise Metafrax in Russia's Perm Krai, causing a fire. It is known that the plant produces components for explosives.
Long-range drones of the SBU Special Operations Center Alpha struck the Temp oil depot in the city of Rybinsk, Russia's Yaroslavl region, after which a large fire broke out following a direct hit.
