Drones destroyed storage tanks at the Gorky oil depot in Russia
As a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Gorky oil pumping station in the Nizhny Novgorod region, two storage tanks were destroyed and critical process equipment was damaged.
This was reported by Dnipro Osint.
According to published satellite images, two tanks with a capacity of 50,000 cubic meters each were destroyed. Filtration equipment and, likely, storage facilities at the site, which belongs to Transneft – Upper Volga, were also damaged.
Damage to these facilities directly affects the preparation of oil for transportation via main pipelines.
The station serves as both a main and an intermediate hub, ensuring the pumping of oil from Western Siberia—specifically along the Surgut–Gorky–Polotsk route—to oil refineries in central regions of the Russian Federation and for export.
Recall that the facility was attacked on April 23 near the village of Meshikha, not far from Kstovo. A fire broke out at the station following the strike.
Amid such attacks in April, Russia cut oil production and restricted supplies to Europe. According to Reuters estimates, the drop could amount to 300–400 thousand barrels per day, which could be the sharpest monthly decline in the past six years.
The bulk of production comes from fields in Western Siberia, which are key to Russia’s oil sector—one of the main sources of revenue for its economy.
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