Special Operations Forces, in cooperation with the Unmanned Systems Forces and other components of the Defense Forces, struck the Yartsevskaya oil terminal in the Smolensk region, Russia.
Points of attention
- Special Operations Forces in cooperation with Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a drone strike on the Yartsevskaya oil terminal in the Smolensk region.
- The attack resulted in powerful explosions and a fire at the facility, which was used to supply the Russian occupation army.
- Additional information is being clarified regarding the results of the combat operation in the Smolensk region.
- An air attack using drones hit the city of Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, causing a fire at a local oil depot.
- Governor of the Smolensk Region mentioned that the fire at the oil depot was caused by debris from a downed drone, leading to multiple explosions.
Ukrainian Defense Forces hit oil depot in Smolensk region
According to the General Staff, the oil depot was attacked on the night of December 31. As a result of the attack, powerful explosions and a fire were recorded at the facility, and heavy smoke was observed.
According to available information, tanks with petroleum products were set on fire. It is noted that the base was used, in particular, to supply the Russian occupation army.
Additional information regarding the results of the combat operation is being clarified.
Cotton in the Smolensk region: what is known
An air attack using drones took place in the city of Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, on the night of December 31. As a result, a local oil depot was hit, and a fire broke out at the facility.
The Governor of the Smolensk Region, Vasily Anokhin, stated that the fire at the oil depot was caused by falling debris from a downed drone.
Russian publications write that residents of Yartsevo heard more than a dozen explosions, after which a fire broke out in the area of the oil depot.
