Ukrainian drones attacked the Kavkazskaya oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Krai in a single day on March 19, damaging infrastructure and inflicting fireplace, pro-Kremlin information outlet Shot and regional authorities claimed.
The assault reportedly broken a pipeline connecting storage tanks, sparking a fireplace that coated an space of about 20 sq. meters.
The regional operational headquarters confirmed that 30 on-duty personnel have been evacuated and that the power suspended operations. No casualties have been reported.
The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t confirm the claims. The Ukrainian army has not commented on the reported assaults.
The Kavkazskaya oil transshipment level is essential in Russia's vitality exports, connecting a railroad oil terminal and the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station. It’s a part of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system, which pumps as much as 6 million metric tons of oil yearly.
The strike follows Ukraine's Feb. 17 drone assault on the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station, additionally in Krasnodar Krai, the place seven drones reportedly hit key infrastructure.
Kyiv has intensified its marketing campaign in opposition to Russia's vitality and army infrastructure to disrupt Moscow's conflict effort. On March 17, Ukrainian drones struck a gas and vitality facility in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, igniting a fireplace, regional Governor Igor Babushkin claimed.
The assault comes as each Kyiv and Moscow signaled openness to a mutual halt on strikes in opposition to the vitality sector. The identical night time, Russia launched 145 drones and 6 missiles in opposition to Ukraine, inflicting civilian casualties and damaging infrastructure.
Ukraine has constantly focused Russian refineries, oil depots, and protection business websites, aiming to restrict Russia's capacity to maintain its full-scale invasion.
The Kyiv IndependentOlena Goncharova