Ukraine destroyed almost all tanks at one of the largest oil depots in Krasnodar Krai
On March 16, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck one of the largest oil depots in Krasnodar Krai, in the city of Labinsk. As a result, almost all of the base's tanks were destroyed, The Moscow Times reports .

According to sources of the Telegram channel Astra, 18 out of 20 tanks were burned – nine with gasoline, nine with diesel fuel – as well as seven tank trucks. The total area of the fire was about 3,000 m². According to emergency services sources, no one was injured, but the company's operations are currently suspended.

The video of the fire, published by the Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+, shows large flames and plumes of black smoke. The head of Labinsk district, Vladimir Zaburaev, noted that the burning continues, but the situation is "stable." Rospotrebnadzor reported a supposed absence of exceeding concentrations of harmful substances in the air.

The oil depot belongs to the company "Yugnaftoprodukt" and provides fuel supplies for Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais, Rostov Oblast, and Adygea. It stores 9 thousand cubic meters of fuel and supplies AI-80, AI-92, AI-95 gasolines, diesel, and various manufacturers' oils.
Over the past week, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly attacked energy and oil facilities in the region. On March 12 and 15, oil depots near Tikhoretsk were burning, including the tanks of the linear production and dispatch station (LPDS) "Tikhoretskaya" and the adjacent terminal "Tikhoretsk-Nafta". LPDS "Tikhoretskaya" is a strategic Transneft hub in southern Russia, through which oil is transported to the ports of Novorossiysk and Tuapse.
In addition, Gazprom reported attacks on March 10 and 11 on the compressor stations "Russkaya", "Beregovaya" and "Kazachya", which ensure supplies via the "TurkStream" and "Blue Stream" pipelines. All of them are also located in Krasnodar Krai.
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