Drones strike Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk, triggering explosions and fire – photos, videos

Iryna Vakuliuk - 8 June, 06:05

A fire at the scene. Photo: Exilenova+

Drones attacked the Russian city of Novorossiysk on the night of 7-8 June, targeting, among other things, the Sheskharis oil terminal.

Source: Exilenova+ and other Telegram channels; Astra, a Russian media outlet

Details: Residents of Novorossiysk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai reported many explosions overnight. At least 50 blasts were recorded in the city and a fire broke out.

According to eyewitnesses, the Grushovaya industrial site is burning – a tank farm within the Sheskharis transshipment complex.

Grushovaya is the largest oil storage facility in the Caucasus and forms part of the Sheskharis transshipment complex operated by Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft.

The facility is connected to the Sheskharis sea terminal via a system of pipelines and tunnels that transport oil to the berths for loading onto tankers.

Background:

On the night of 1-2 March, a large fire broke out at the Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk following a drone attack. Ukraine's Defence Ministry later confirmed the strike on the facility.
On the evening of 5 April, reports emerged of a drone attack on Novorossiysk. Astra reported that the Sheskharis oil terminal had been targeted.

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