Ukraine hits one of Russia's largest petroleum storage facilities in Caucasus – video

Operators from the 1st Separate Centre of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, acting in coordination with the Special Operations Forces and other units from Ukraine's defence forces, struck the Grushovaya oil transfer depot in the city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, on the night of 7-8 June.

Source: Unmanned Systems Forces; Special Operations Forces; General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: The Grushevaya oil depot, belonging to Chernomortransneft within the Transneft structure, is one of the largest petroleum storage facilities in the Caucasus.

The complex includes tanks with a total capacity of approximately 1.2–1.4 million tonnes and serves as a key accumulation hub for the Novorossiysk oil port.

The facility is used for the reception, storage and transfer of oil and petroleum products arriving via trunk pipelines for subsequent maritime export. The complex's operation generates significant revenues for Russia's budget, which are used to finance armed aggression against Ukraine.

A fire has been recorded on the facility's territory. The scale of the damage sustained is being assessed, Ukraine's General Staff adds.

Background: On the night of 7-8 June, drones attacked the Russian city of Novorossiysk. According to eyewitnesses, the Grushova industrial site – the tank farm of the Sheskharis transfer complex – was on fire.

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