1 June 2026
A Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) attack on a Russian oil depot in Armavir, Krasnodar region, destroyed one of the tanks.
Journalists from Schemes investigative project obtained a satellite image from Planet Labs dated May 31, showing the aftermath of the attack.
The strike targeted a linear production and dispatch station in Armavir.
At least one tank on the station’s grounds was damaged.
The satellite image also shows that another tank at this oil depot, which was hit back in March of this year, has still not been repaired or replaced.
The oil depot in Armavir before the Ukrainian attacks. 2024. Photo credits: Journalists from the Schemes project
Two damaged tanks at the oil depot in Armavir. May 31, 2026. Photo credits: Journalists from the Schemes project
The Telegram channel CyberBoroshno had previously reported on tank’s damage by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the successful strike on the facility in the Krasnodar region on May 30 via his Telegram channel. He confirmed that this was a special operation by the SSU.
The president emphasized that such strikes are part of a strategy to force Russia to make peace.
“Our new long-range strikes — 500 kilometers from our state border. We are quite rightly returning the war to where it came from. Russia could have ended its aggression long ago, but it chose to drag it out and prolong it. So another target in the Russian oil industry has been hit: Armavir, Krasnodar region,” Zelensky stated.
The Armavir oil depot belongs to the Russian Southern Oil Company, as stated on the company’s official website.
Earlier, Russian Telegram channels reported a drone attack on Armavir in the Krasnodar region. Regional authorities and the governor have not officially commented on this information.
Previously, satellite images confirmed that Ukrainian drones had struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station in the Vladimir region of the Russian Federation.
The AFU still has some work to do. Have at it, guys and gals.