A fire erupted at an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region on June 16 after drone debris fell on the site, authorities reported. A nearby road connecting the area to Crimea was closed, and no casualties were reported.
The incident highlights Ukraine's continued targeting of Russian energy assets and supply routes, impacting fuel availability and potentially disrupting military logistics.
A fire erupted at an oil depot in Russia's southern Krasnodar region on June 16, caused by falling drone debris, authorities reported. The incident prompted the closure of a local road connecting the Poltavskaya area to a regional route leading to the Kerch Strait bridge, which links Crimea to the mainland. No casualties were reported.
This event follows a series of Ukrainian attacks on Crimea's supply routes, which have contributed to a fuel crisis on the annexed peninsula. Ukraine recently hit two bridges connecting the Russian-held part of Kherson region with Crimea. The Krasnodar region, a popular tourist destination, has also seen disruptions to fuel supplies, triggering panic-buying.
Separately, authorities in the Yaroslavl region continued efforts to extinguish a fire at a fuel depot in the city of Rybinsk, which began after a drone attack on Sunday. The regional governor stated that combustion product residues were not hazardous and that boom barriers were installed in the Rybinsk Reservoir to prevent contamination.
Russian news wires, citing the defence ministry, reported that Russia downed 172 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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