AI Generated Image
Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Depot in Moscow Region and Logistics Hubs
Kyiv Post • • general
Key Points:
- Early on July 18, drone strikes targeted Russian fuel and logistics infrastructure, causing fires at an oil depot in the Moscow region and two Wildberries logistics complexes in Tambov and Elektrostal.
- The strike in Tambov's Kotovsk Industrial Park killed seven Wildberries employees, while the Elektrostal warehouse, the company’s second-largest by order volume, also caught fire.
- A drone attack at the Noginsk oil depot near Moscow caused explosions and fire; the depot serves as a key logistics node for storing and transferring light petroleum products.
- Multiple explosions were reported across Russian-occupied Crimea, including near the Gvardeyskoye military airfield and the Balaklava Thermal Power Plant, with Russian forces attempting to intercept incoming drones.
- These attacks continue a Ukrainian campaign against Russian fuel infrastructure, following strikes earlier in the week on fuel production facilities in Bashkortostan and Krasnodar Krai, aimed at disrupting military fuel supplies.
