Significant Drone Attack Causes Inferno at Krasnodar Oil Storage Facility

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An alleged Ukrainian drone strike resulted in a blaze at the Poltavskaya oil storage site in the Krasnodar region of Russia during the night, marking the second incident at this location within a span of 10 days. Authorities reported that debris from the drone led to the ignition of the facility, prompting the closure of adjacent roads. Monitoring sources indicated that three fuel tanks were engulfed in flames. The depot is said to contain approximately 28 storage tanks and provides fuel throughout Krasnodar Krai and Adygea. Russia has asserted that 269 drones were intercepted overnight as Ukraine intensifies its long-range offensive on Russian energy assets.

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00:00Ukrainian drones have reportedly hit another Russian oil depot.

00:03The target was the Poltavskaya fuel depot in Russia's Krasnodar region.

00:08Local officials said falling drone debris sparked a fire overnight.

00:12Authorities also closed a nearby road between Poltavskaya and Truda Belikovsky.

00:17Monitoring channels claimed three fuel tanks were burning.

00:21The depot reportedly has around 28 storage tanks

00:24and supplies fuel across Krasnodar Krai and Adigea.

00:28This is the second reported strike on the same facility in just 10 days.

00:33The depot was also reportedly targeted on June 16th.

00:36Russia's defense ministry claimed 269 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight.

00:42But the fire in Krasnodar shows Ukraine's long-range drone campaign

00:46is still reaching deep inside Russia.

00:49Kiev has increasingly targeted oil depots, refineries, logistics hubs, and military-linked sites.

00:56President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will act preemptively

01:00against facilities Russia uses to expand the war.

01:03For Moscow, Russia's fuel network is now part of the battlefield.

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