At least four storage tanks were destroyed following an attack on an oil refinery in the Moscow region
At least four fuel tanks were destroyed following an attack on the Solnechnogorsk oil terminal in the Moscow region.
This was reported by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, citing satellite imagery.
According to the publication, the facility in question is an oil loading station in the village of Durikino in the Moscow region. At the same time, it is currently unclear whether the fire was caused directly by a drone strike or by a Russian air defense missile during an attempt to intercept the target.
According to journalists, a “Pantsir” complex is located less than three kilometers from the facility.
Earlier, the fire at the facility was confirmed by the OSINT project ASTRA, and later the SBU also reported the strike on the station.
The Solnechnogorsk station is part of the system of main oil product pipelines around Moscow and is used for the storage, transfer, and shipment of gasoline and diesel fuel.
On the night of May 17, a number of Russian military-industrial complex and energy facilities in Moscow and the Moscow region were struck. Strikes were carried out on the oil depot in Durikino, the oil refinery in Kapotnya, the Angstrom microelectronics plant, and the Raduga Design Bureau, which develops cruise missiles.
On the morning of May 16, Moscow also came under attack by drones, causing airports in the Russian capital to temporarily suspend operations.
The “ATESH” partisan movement claimed responsibility for a sabotage operation in the Moscow region, which disrupted the functioning of elements of the Russian air defense system on the outskirts of the capital.
