Fire still raging at Tuapse Oil Refinery after Ukrainian strike, OSINT analysts say
A fire is ongoing at an oil refinery in the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia (Photo: via Astra)
A fire continues to rage at the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai after a Ukrainian Defense Forces strike overnight into April 20, OSINT analysts from Astra reported.
The analysts examined new footage filmed by witnesses from a train car approximately 500–600 meters from the previously attacked tank farm of the Tuapse refinery.
The video shows that the fire is still burning, and firefighters have only managed to extinguish some secondary sources of the blaze.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine earlier confirmed that Ukrainian units struck several important Russian facilities during the night, including the Tuapse refinery, where a hit on the tank farm caused a fire on the grounds of the facility.
Overnight into April 20, drones massively attacked the seaport in Tuapse for the second day in a row, causing new fires. Media reported about 10 points of ignition. In particular, tanks with oil at the Tuapse refinery likely caught fire.
A large-scale fire had been burning in the Tuapse port for more than a day, damaging an oil tanker.
The Tuapse oil refinery belongs to Rosneft and is operated by RN-Tuapse Refinery LLC. It is one of Russia’s largest oil refineries specializing in primary oil processing.
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