Lesya Leshchenko15:28, 22.12.25

As a result of the strikes, elements of the oil terminal’s equipment were damaged.

On the night of December 21-22, strike UAVs struck the Tamanneftegaz Marine Oil Terminal in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. 

As UNIAN sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate report, the strikes damaged equipment at the oil terminal, the liquefied hydrocarbon gas berth, and port infrastructure, causing a large-scale fire. 

According to the interlocutor, military intelligence “is increasing the impact of sanctions on the energy sector of the aggressor state, which is directly involved in financing the war against Ukraine.” 

The Taman transshipment complex, operated by Tamanneftegaz, is one of the largest in the Black Sea region. The total volume of the tank farm for petroleum products and liquefied gas is over 1 million cubic meters.

Updated at 15.28.  Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the damage to the Tamanneftegaz terminal.

They informed that an ammunition depot and a place for storing, preparing, and launching attack UAVs were also hit.

In particular, as noted, a Ukrainian-made missile hit a temporary base for vessels of the 92nd River Boat Brigade in Olenivka (TOT of Ukrainian Crimea). A significant fire was observed at the site of the hit.

“Among other things, in order to partially disrupt the enemy’s logistical support system in the Pokrovsky direction, a fire attack was carried out on the ammunition depot of a motorized rifle regiment (Ukrainian, TOT of Donetsk region). According to preliminary information, the target was destroyed,” the report says.

In addition, the General Staff added that in order to partially destroy the stock of strike UAVs and reduce the intensity of the use of “Shahed”/”Geran” type drones on the territory of Ukraine, the storage, preparation and launch sites of strike UAVs in the area of ​​temporarily occupied Donetsk, Donetsk region were hit. A fire was observed.

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