Ukraine drones strike oil depot and terminal in occupied Crimea
Translated from Latvian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Ukrainian special forces conducted drone strikes on a fuel depot and an oil terminal in occupied Crimea on the night of June 7.
- The targeted facilities are crucial for supplying Russian forces in occupied Ukraine with fuel.
- The report also details separate Russian attacks in Ukraine that killed four people.
Ukrainian special operations forces launched drone strikes against fuel storage facilities in occupied Crimea during the night of June 7. The targets included the Semykolodezyanska fuel depot, located approximately 200 kilometers from the front lines, and an oil terminal in the port of Feodosia.
The Semykolodezyanska fuel depot, used by Russia for storing and transporting fuel, diesel, bitumen, and other oil products to supply its troops, contains nine storage tanks ranging from 700 to 3,000 cubic meters. Railway tank cars are loaded here for transport across Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories to support the Russian armed forces, according to Ukrainian special forces.
The oil terminal in Feodosia is described as a multifunctional complex used for transshipping oil and oil products from railway tanks to ships. Ukrainian special forces stated that the occupants use this complex to supply occupied Crimea with fuel in emergency situations.
Separately, the article notes that Russian attacks in Ukraine on Sunday killed four people. In the Zaporizhzhia region, guided aerial bombs hit the village of Balabine, killing two people and injuring five. An explosion near a public transport stop damaged private homes. A drone attack near Balabine killed a 56-year-old minibus driver. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a 59-year-old man was killed in a separate attack.
Ukrainian SOF conducted a series of strikes against fuel storage facilities in Crimea
Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.