Russia claims missile attack on oil depot in Krasnodar Krai

On the night of June 18, a Russian oil depot in Krasnodar Krai on the shores of the Kerch Strait came under attack.

The Russian ASTRA Telegram channel reported on this.

It is claimed that Neptune cruise missiles could have been used to carry out the strike.

According to the media, around midnight, residents of the Temryuksky district of Krasnodar Krai reported explosions in local chat rooms. However, the official authorities did not provide any information on the matter.

ASTRA later found out from sources in the region’s emergency services that the terminal for the transshipment of liquid petroleum products and chemical cargo of Yugneftekhimtranzit LLC in the village of Chushka was attacked at night.

The strike allegedly started a fire and damaged a pipeline and technical facilities, but allegedly, no one was injured.

“Preliminary, the attack was carried out with the help of Ukrainian Neptune missiles,” the statement said.

It is worth noting that the Russian settlement of Chushka directly borders the territory of the Kavkaz port, which was hit by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the night of May 31.

At the time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the attack was carried out by several Ukrainian-made missiles from the Neptune anti-ship missile system.

The military noted that the strike took place the following night after the Ukrainian Defense Forces disabled the ferries of the Kerch ferry crossing on the territory of occupied Ukrainian Crimea, which were traveling to the port of Kavkaz and were used for military logistics of the Russian Federation.

On the night of Tuesday, June 18, drones hit an oil depot in the city of Azov in the Rostov region of Russia. Tanks with oil products caught fire as a result of the attack.

According to locals, before the fire, they heard the sounds of drone engines and at least five explosions in the sky.