General Staff confirms damage to oil depot in Belgorod region

Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff confirms that Ukrainian military hit oil depot in Belgorod region
A fire at an oil depot in Russia. Photo: Russian Emergencies Ministry

On the night of November 12, Ukraine attacked the Belgorod region. Our soldiers struck at the Oskolneftelektrosnab fuel and lubricants warehouse, causing a fire to break out there.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine via Telegram.

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"On the night of November 12, units of the Special Operations Forces and the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, inflicted a fire attack on the Oskolnefteyesnab fuel and lubricants warehouse near the city of Stary Oskol, Belgorod region of the Russian Federation," the statement said.

The results of the combat operations are currently being clarified. According to preliminary data, a fire broke out on the territory of the facility.

The General Staff emphasized that the destruction of such facilities creates serious logistical problems for the occupiers and significantly reduces the enemy's offensive potential.

Last night, the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported that Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones had attacked an oil depot. The incident occurred on the territory of the Starooskolsky urban district. According to him, one of the tanks caught fire as a result of the explosion. However, according to the governor, the fire was "promptly eliminated".

As a reminder, on November 1, Russia reported an explosion at an oil depot in Stavropol. The cause of the explosion was a drone strike.

We also wrote that a fire broke out near Moscow on Wednesday, October 30, at one of the largest enterprises in the Russian electrical industry. It was the Elektroizolit plant.

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