Ukrainian General Staff reports strikes on Russian oil terminal, oil depot and tanker

Ukraine's defence forces struck a number of important Russian facilities, including the Sheskharis oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai, on the night of 22-23 May.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: The General Staff said the Grushovaya transshipment oil depot had also been hit near the Russian city of Novorossiysk.

It also reported that the area where ships from Russia's shadow fleet are based in the Black Sea was struck, with a hit on the tanker Chrysalis confirmed.

Ukrainian forces also hit Russian communication hubs in temporarily occupied areas in Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, a logistics depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and an ammunition depot in Donetsk Oblast.

For reference: Sheskharis is one of Russia's largest oil terminals on the Black Sea and is part of the Transneft system.

Its throughput capacity is up to 75 million tonnes of oil per year, while its tank farm capacity is about 1.28 million cubic metres.

The Grushovaya oil depot is a key component of the Sheskharis facility and one of the largest tank farms in southern Russia. Its total tank capacity is about 1.2-1.4 million cubic metres.

Background: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the Security Service of Ukraine for striking one of Russia's key military-related plants in Perm Krai.

Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!