💥 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

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Entities

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

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

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

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

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

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:42.429Z

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