Kernel has reported that Russian forces struck the Illichivsk Oil and Fats Plant in Chornomorsk on the night time of 24–25 December.

Supply: a press release on the Kernel web site

Particulars: The assertion says Kernel's belongings in Odesa Oblast got here beneath assault by the Russian Federation on the night time of 24-25 December. The Illichivsk Oil and Fats Plant (IOFP) – considered one of Ukraine's agricultural processing services situated within the metropolis of Chornomorsk – was hit.

A drone strike broken a tank containing vegetable oil, which led to a large-scale hearth and an oil leak.

The hearth unfold throughout the power's manufacturing capacities, making a severe menace to infrastructure and personnel. Drone particles additionally broken a part of the manufacturing block.

"Work is at present underway to cope with the aftermath and assess the injury, together with specifying the amount of oil misplaced. Thankfully, not one of the staff had been injured," the corporate stated.

"This assault has been the most recent in a collection of focused Russian strikes on Odesa Oblast's port and oil-processing infrastructure over latest weeks. At the least 9 individuals have been killed and dozens injured within the strikes," the assertion reads.

"Amenities for storage, transshipment and processing of agricultural merchandise have come beneath assault, together with terminals for vegetable oils and port infrastructure, together with belongings of firms within the agro-industrial sector," Kernel stated.

The assaults have led to the destruction and lack of hundreds of tonnes of merchandise, large-scale fires involving meals cargoes – flour and oil – and have created severe environmental dangers for the Black Sea waters.

Taken collectively, these strikes point out a scientific and deliberate marketing campaign to destroy Ukraine's meals and export infrastructure, the corporate stated.

The Russian Federation is intentionally concentrating on services that make sure the manufacturing, storage and export of agricultural merchandise, searching for to inflict most injury on Ukraine's processing sector and creating dangers for worldwide logistics, the surroundings and provide stability in dozens of nations worldwide.

Background:

• On the night time of 24-25 December, Russian forces as soon as once more attacked port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, together with services in Chornomorsk and on the territory of one of many port terminals.
• It was beforehand reported that Kernel deliberate to finish the reconstruction of the Transbaltterminal at Chornomorsk port in October, after it was broken in a Russian assault in 2023.
• Because of large-scale assaults in latest days on the infrastructure of Pivdennyi port (north of Odesa), a vegetable oil spill occurred within the port's waters on 24 December, which was briefly closed till the spill response was absolutely accomplished.
• It was beforehand reported that Ukraine's largest port, Pivdennyi, is open for vessels to enter and go away. Work in its waters is being carried out in compliance with all security measures.

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