Huge doomsday flash over key Putin oil depot as Ukraine strikes with drone
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A huge doomsday explosion lit up the sky over a key Russian oil depot in a mass drone strike by Ukraine today. The Steel Horse facility supplies Vladimir Putin’s armed forces, but also links to the Druzhba pipeline which sends Russian oil to Europe. It was reported ablaze after a concerted attack with Russia claiming to have shot down 20 drones over the Oryol region, where the depot is located.
Footage from the attack showed the sky light up in vivid apocalyptic yellow and orange colours as air defences sought to defend the strategic oil depot. This isn’t the first time the giant oil dept has been targeted. It’s been struck at least three times previously, including a successful strike one week ago when a fire burned for several days.
Separate Ukrainian strikes recently have homed in on supply bases for the Druzhba pipeline which is key to oil supplies for Hungary and Slovakia, both of which have opposed military aid and NATO membership for Ukraine. The Governor of Oryol region Andrey Klychkov spoke of a “massive enemy UAV attack”, urging people to “please remain calm”. He said: “The attack is still ongoing. There is currently no information on casualties or injuries. Emergency services are already on-site and are taking measures to extinguish the fire.”.
The Russian defence ministry said: ”Last night an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.” Some 34 drones were allegedly halted over the Moscow region.
