Oil Depot in Russian Smolensk Oblast Completely Destroyed in Drone Attack

Details of the attack on the fuel and energy facility in the village of Kardymovo, Smolensk oblast of the Russian Federation, have become known.

The relevant satellite images were published by the Dnipro | OSINT channel.

The published satellite images show a large area of burning, which indicates a high degree of damage.

Only two oil tanks survived out of 16, while the rest were completely burned out during the massive fire.

In addition, the attack completely burned out nine tanks with fuel and lubricants.

As previously reported, the strike was carried out on April 20, 2024. The fire was supposedly caused by the Ukrainian attack drones that Russian air defense was trying to shoot down.

The governor of the Smolensk oblast stated that the attack was aimed at oil tanks in the region.

Local residents published videos that captured burning tanks with fuel and lubricants.

According to them, at least 4 to 5 explosions were heard before the fire after the drone attack.

It should be noted that this oil depot was used by the Russian Lukoil private oil company and is located at coordinates 54.88092751720498, 32.43122400272229.

Militarnyi previously reported that on the night of May 1, 2024, drones attacked oil refineries in the Ryazan and Voronezh oblasts of Russia.

According to eyewitnesses, the attack on the refinery took place around 3 a.m.