💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck the Yarsevskaya oil depot in Smolensk Oblast with drones, causing intense explosions, heavy smoke, and oil tanks catching fire.

December 31, 2024 Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) and Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) launched drone strikes against the Yarsevskaya oil depot, resulting in a series of intense explosions, heavy smoke, and oil tanks catching on fire near the depot.

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in the city of Yartsevo, Smolensk region, Russia, causing a fire.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Smolensk Oblast, General Staff confirms

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Yartsevo oil depot was set on fire by a wave of drones

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck the Yartsevo oil depot in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, causing powerful explosions and fire

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Yartsevskaya oil depot in Smolensk region on the night of December 31, 2024, causing explosions and fire.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Tanks with oil products at the facility caught fire after the strike.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.887Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-31-2024