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Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a drone strike on the Kristall oil depot near Engels.

Engels, Saratov Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
UNIAN Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Source Reports

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UNIAN → Source tone: certain

On January 8 and 14, the Defense Forces of Ukraine attacked the Kristall oil depot with drones

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck Russia's state-owned Kombinat Kristal oil storage facility near Engels, Saratov Oblast on the night of January 7 to 8.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drone debris struck an unspecified 'industrial facility' around 5:30 a.m. local time, amid a 'massive' drone attack on the city.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

An oil depot in the city had caught fire.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that 11 Ukrainian attack drones were downed over Saratov Oblast.

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Extracted: 2026-02-18T21:08:06.705Z

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