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| Largest Crude Transhipment Hub In Crimea On Fire After Ukraine Drone Attack |
| 2024-10-09 |
| [ZeroHedge] Ukraine says it successfully hit a major oil terminal in Crimea in an overnight drone and missile operation. The impacted oil terminal is in Feodosia, on the south coast of the Crimean peninsula, and is believed to be a key Russian military supply hub. It is also the biggest petroleum transhipment hub in the region. "At night, a successful strike was carried out on the enemy’s offshore oil terminal in temporarily occupied Feodosia, Crimea," the Ukrainian military announced Monday. It further described the strike on the key facility as part of an ongoing effort to "undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation." On the Crimean side, the following was confirmed: Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said a fire had broken out at an oil facility in the Black Sea port town of some 70,000 people and that there were no casualties. RT News also confirmed the major oil hub is on fire. Such attacks on vital energy infrastructure have proven hard for Russia to defend against, as they've come at a fast pace, but this still hasn't changed the state of the front lines in Eastern Ukraine, where Kiev forces are being steadily pushed back. A Ukrainian media report has described of videos from the scene, "More night videos from Feodosia. It is clearly visible that at least three tanks are on fire." And related to more footage: "Later, a morning video was posted on the Telegram channel, where plumes of smoke can be seen over Feodosia." Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a new interview with Newsweek took the opportunity to warn the West yet again that it is playing with fire in mulling giving Kiev the greenlight for long-range strikes on Russian territory. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 Refineries and storage yards are impossible to defend. Their greatest defense is, most people don't go there. That's it. It's true in the Middle East, it's true in Crimea, and it's true in the US. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-10-09 08:55 |