An oil depot in the port of Primorsk has been burning for two days following a drone attack
In the Leningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation, a fire has been raging for two days at an oil depot in the port of Primorsk, which was attacked by drones on March 23.
This was reported by the Russian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
It is noted that thick smoke from the fire is visible even through heavy cloud cover, indicating the scale of the blaze.
There is currently no information on the complete extinguishment of the fire. The causes and consequences of the attack are being investigated.
As a reminder, on the night of March 21, annexed Crimea came under a massive attack by Ukrainian drones. Debris from the downed UAVs fell on the Tavriya Thermal Power Plant near Simferopol, causing a diesel fuel tank to catch fire.
Prior to this, specialists from the “Ghosts” special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine carried out a series of successful operations to destroy the Russian occupiers’ air defense and navigation systems in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
As a reminder, underground agents carried out another sabotage operation in Crimea: partisans disabled a diesel locomotive near Simferopol, disrupting the supply of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
On March 16 and during the night of March 17, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a series of strikes against key military facilities of the Russian army. Among the targets hit were an anti-aircraft missile system, an area where the “Bastion” coastal missile system was concentrated, a communications hub, and military logistics facilities.
