An oil pumping station in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has come under attack: what are the consequences?
9 April 10:21
On the night of April 9, Ukrainian drones attacked “one of the facilities” in the city of Krymsk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, according to the region’s governor, Veniamin Kondratyev.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing Russian propaganda media.
According to him, a man was killed when debris fell in a village located near the city. In total, local residents heard more than 20 explosions over the course of an hour.
According to eyewitness video footage analyzed by Astra, the Krymsk Linear Production and Dispatch Station (LPD) was targeted. A fire broke out at the station after the drones struck. The station pumps oil and petroleum products through the main oil pipelines “Tikhoretsk–Novorossiysk 2.3,” “Krymsk–Grushova,” and “Krymsk–Krasnodar,” as well as the petroleum products pipeline “Tikhoretsk–Novorossiysk 1.” From the “Krymskaya” pumping station, oil and petroleum products are transported via pipelines to the port of Novorossiysk and to the Ilsky and Afipsky oil refineries (ORs). The station is part of JSC “Chernomortransneft” and is one of the largest in the Krasnodar Krai.
Additionally, according to the regional operational headquarters, drone debris damaged the roof of a private home in Slavyansk-on-Kuban. There were no casualties. Furthermore, as reported by Shot, explosions were heard during the drone attack in the suburbs of Krasnodar, the southern part of the city, and several settlements in the Seversky District. In the village of Mekkersstuk, a drone crashed into a private home, seriously damaging it. The airports in Krasnodar and Gelendzhik have not been accepting or dispatching aircraft since the evening of April 8.
According to a report from the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 69 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions on the night of April 9. The drones were intercepted over the Krasnodar Krai, the Astrakhan and Kursk regions, and over the waters of the Azov Sea.
Since the middle of last year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have focused on strikes against Russia’s energy infrastructure. On April 6, Ukrainian drones attacked the “Sheskharis” terminal in Novorossiysk—Russia’s largest oil export hub on the Black Sea, through which approximately 700,000 barrels pass daily. According to Reuters, operations at the terminal were suspended following the attack. Prior to this, Ukrainian forces also attacked Russia’s largest oil ports on the Baltic Sea—Primorsk and Ust-Luga.
