Putin vows revenge after Russian oil field blown up in ‘massive’ drone strike
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Vladimir Putin has promised ‘further destruction’ of Ukraine after a Russian oil field was destroyed by a ‘massive’ drone strike overnight.
![[The moment of a Ukrainian mass kamikaze drone strike which set fire to the key Steel Horse oil depot in Russia???s Oryol region, servicing the Druzhba pipeline, a critical lifeline for Europe's energy supply.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234018216-f742-e1734873745502.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Video footage of the strike shows the oil field erupting in an enormous explosion after the drone attack, lighting up the sky with apocalyptic yellow and orange as Russian air defences seek to defend the strategic depot. The Steel Horse facility supplies Vladimir Putin’s armed forces in Ukraine, and 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. The giant oil depot has been targeted at least three times previously, including a successful strike one week ago which saw a fire burn 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 last night spoke of a ‘massive enemy UAV attack’, urging people to ‘please remain calm’.
