💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces attacked the Staroskolsky oil base in Belgorod region.

January 7, 2026 Stary Oskol, Belgorod

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Staroskolsky oil base (organization) Oskilneftesnab depot (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Oskolneftesnab oil depot (location)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces attacked the Staroskolsky oil base in Belgorod region.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck a fuel depot in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, causing direct hits to fuel tanks and triggering a large fire. The oil depot was involved in providing fuel to the occupying army.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian strike against the Oskolneftesnab oil depot near Kotel destroyed one and damaged six RVS-1000 storage tanks

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.177Z

Source story: day-1413b-2026-01-09