💥 Attack

Russian forces struck the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) oil depot in Odesa City.

August 8, 2025 Odesa City, Odesa Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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SOCAR oil depot (organization) Shahed drone (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) SOCAR depot (location) Russia (organization) SOCAR (organization) SOCAR fuel depot (location)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Russian forces struck the SOCAR oil depot in Odesa City overnight on August 7 to 8

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian forces struck an oil depot belonging to Azerbaijan's SOCAR in Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian forces launched drones at an Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) depot in Ukraine's Odesa Oblast on Aug. 8, damaging a diesel pipeline and injuring four workers

Censor.NET →

Russia struck the Azerbaijani SOCAR oil depot in Odesa region. The strike caused a fire and damaged a diesel pipeline.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.416Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-27-2025