Kyiv [Ukraine], November 15 (ANI): Ukraine hit a major oil terminal in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, sparking a fire and damaging key infrastructure, even as deadly Russian strikes rained down on Kyiv, CNN reported.
The depot, one of Russia’s largest oil export facilities, was targeted by Ukrainian forces in an attack acknowledged by officials from both countries, underscoring Kyiv’s escalating efforts to hit a key source of Russian war revenue. Ukraine’s General Staff said the strike damaged “valuable” infrastructure at both the port and the oil terminal, as well as a launcher from Russia’s S-400 air defense system.
Ukrainian weapons, including long-range Neptune missiles and various types of strike UAVs, were used in the attack, according to the General Staff. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine had fired its domestically produced long-range Neptune cruise missiles at Russian targets, though he did not specify the locations. “This is our entirely justified response to the ongoing Russian terror,” Zelensky said in a social media post.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this week that Ukraine was “increasing the effectiveness” of its use of domestic long-range weapons, including Neptune and Flamingo missiles, as well as jet drones.
A source within the Security Service of Ukraine said forces struck the “second-largest oil export center in Russia,” damaging oil tankers, pipeline infrastructure and pumping stations, according to CNN. The operation ignited a “major” fire at the facility, which was still burning Friday morning. Anti-aircraft missile systems were also hit, the source said.
The Russian governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratiev, confirmed the strike, claiming fragments of downed Ukrainian drones hit the oil depot. Kondratiev said at least four people were wounded, and that four apartment buildings and two private homes had been damaged. A state of emergency has been declared in the area.
Russia’s defense ministry said it intercepted a total of 216 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Meanwhile, Kyiv endured another intense wave of Russian aerial attacks. Local authorities said at least seven people were killed and dozens were injured in the capital. Among the dead was a married couple, aged 71 and 73, according to Kyiv police.
In southern Ukraine, two more people were killed Friday morning in a Russian strike on the Black Sea city of Chornomorsk, the head of the Odesa regional military administration said. (ANI)
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