Ukraine's Security Service conducted a drone attack on Rosneft's oil depot in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire. The primary processing unit (vacuum and atmospheric chambers) was damaged.
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The Security Service of Ukraine conducted a drone attack on Rosneft's oil depot in Tuapse, causing a conflagration. The primary processing unit for petroleum products (vacuum and atmospheric chambers) took damage.
The SBU was behind the attack on the Russian facility
According to Russian media, the refinery was allegedly attacked by three Ukrainian Beaver UAVs
The fire damaged the primary oil processing unit, namely the vacuum and atmospheric columns
The fire covered 200 square meters and could not be extinguished for more than 8 hours
At the time of the strike, the refinery was handling 100 tons of gasoline and 200 tons of fuel oil
Fire broke out at an oil depot in the town of Tuapse in Russia's southern Krasnodar Krai the night of Jan. 25
Local residents reported seeing multiple drones flying over the region before and after the fire at the oil depot
An oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, has become another target of the SBU. Our sources confirm that it was SBU drones that attacked this important facility for the enemy.
Explosions and fire were observed at the Rosneft oil refinery in Tuapse on the evening of January 24, 2024.
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