Ukrainian drones struck fuel depots and an optical-mechanical defence plant in Azov overnight into the morning of 10 July. The Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant JSC, a facility producing optoelectronic and radar systems for the military-industrial complex, was targeted alongside fuel storage facilities.
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Drones attacked the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant JSC and fuel depots in Azov overnight into 10 July.
Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed drone attacks on Azov and fires at two petroleum product storage facilities.
Ukrainian drone strikes ignited two petroleum storage facilities in Azov and set fire to the territory of a seaport in Taganrog. Debris damaged buildings in Taganrog and Kagalnik village, with no fatalities reported.
Russia's Rostov Oblast was targeted in a wide-ranging attack on the region's oil infrastructure.
Reports of a strike on Taganrog's port oil terminal and flames from an oil depot in Azov were observed.
The maritime strikes were part of a broader operation that also targeted critical Russian mainland fuel infrastructure. Ukrainian drones struck multiple high-capacity facilities, including Ilsky oil refinery, Rostov region oil terminals and NOVATEK Ust-Luga complex.
Drones attacked Rostov Oblast, causing fires at port terminals and oil depots.
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