Ukrainian drone strike on February 18-19 caused a large scorch mark at fuel tanks of the Velikiye Luki oil depot in Pskov Oblast.

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Velikiye Luki oil depot (location) Velikolukskaya oil depot (location) Velikie Luki oil depot (location) Pskovnefteprodukt LLC (organization) SSU's Special Operations Center A (military_unit) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Alpha unmanned aerial vehicles unit (military_unit) Velikiye Luki (location) Pskov Oblast (location) oil depot in Velikiye Luki (location) SBU Alpha UAV unit (military_unit) Alpha Special Operations Center (military_unit) SBU (organization) Mikhail Vedernikov (person) drone (weapon_system) Center of Special Operations Alpha (military_unit) Pskovnefteproduct (organization) Pskovnefteprodukt (organization) SSU "A" Special Operations Centre (military_unit) Velikolukskiy oil depot (location)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drone strike damaged oil depot in Pskov Oblast

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

A tank containing petroleum products caught fire after a drone attack on a local oil depot in Velikie Luki

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones launched by the SSU were behind a strike on an oil depot in Velykiye Luki, causing at least 4 explosions and a large fire

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Anti-drone nets were stretched over the fuel tanks but did not stop the drones

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukraine struck an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, using 'Alpha' drones.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Explosions and fire occurred at the oil depot overnight on Feb. 19.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Drones from the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) Alpha Special Operations Center flew nearly 500 kilometers to strike the Velikolukskaya oil depot in Russia's Pskov region

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

At least four explosions were recorded at the depot following precise drone strikes, triggering a large-scale fire

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The SBU carried out an attack on the Velikolukskaya oil depot in Pskov Oblast, causing at least four explosions and a large fire

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Drones attacked an oil depot in Velikiye Luki in the Pskov region, causing a fire

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.938Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-22-2026