The Security Service of Ukraine struck one of the largest oil hubs in southern Russia — the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station. This was reported to LB by sources within the agency.
Drones from the SBU’s Alpha Special Operations Centre struck the infrastructure of the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in the town of the same name in Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation.
The Tikhoretsk oil hub is one of the largest oil transshipment points in southern Russia. It includes a major oil depot and terminal, which play an important role in the logistics of Russian fuel and petroleum products.
A strike on the facility was recorded, after which a large-scale fire broke out. Video footage shows several sources of ignition — presumably fuel tanks that caught fire.
Russian authorities confirmed the attack on the oil pumping station and reported that 26 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
“In early March, the SBU, together with the Defence Forces, successfully carried out an operation against the oil infrastructure of the port of Novorossiysk. Today’s strike on the Tikhoretsk oil hub, which is the only supply route for petroleum products to Novorossiysk, dealt a significant blow to the enemy’s oil logistics. Such systematic special operations by the SBU create supply disruptions, complicate the transportation of oil products to ports, and force the enemy to change their logistics routes. Taken together, this weakens both Russia’s military capabilities and its economic ability to wage war,” a source in the SBU said.