The Ukrainian army claimed responsibility for the August 18 attack. the attack on the Kavkaz oil and fuel depot in Proletarsk, claiming that it supplied fuel to the Russian military.
The impact caused a massive fire that covered 10,000 square meters. square meters, injured dozens of firefighters and destroyed dozens of the 74 fuel tanks in the facility.
“The fire has been extinguished,” an emergency services source told TASS news agency, adding that firefighters remained at the scene and were monitoring the possibility of a fire due to strong winds.
Kavkaz was one of three oil storage facilities operated by Russia’s Federal State Reserve Agency that were hit by Ukrainian drones last month.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the strikes, calling them part of efforts to “justly end” the conflict.
Since Moscow launched an all-out invasion in 2022, Kyiv has repeatedly targeted Russian oil and gas facilities, describing the attacks as just retaliation for Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
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2024-09-03 07:43:30