November 28, 2024

Three of the ten reservoirs at the Rosneft oil depot in Kaluga were completely destroyed, and the area around the others is covered with traces of a large-scale burn.

On the night of November 25, the Kaluga Oil Depot “Kaluganefteprodukt” located in Kaluga suffered significant damage as a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones. According to sources who analyzed Sentinel-2 satellite images, three of the ten tanks at the depot were completely destroyed, and the area around the other tanks was covered with traces of large-scale burnout.

The NASA FIRMS system recorded a major fire at the oil depot around 2 a.m. Residents of Kaluga, who were awakened by the sound of explosions, confirm that a major fire immediately followed, but the Russian Ministry of Defense once again announced the “interception” of 23 Ukrainian drones, without mentioning the damage caused.

Destruction at the oil depot

According to satellite images, the attacked tanks belong to Rosneft.

The site contained tanks of various types – from RVS-200 to RVS-1000, where the number indicates the tank’s volume in cubic meters. The destroyed tanks caused a large-scale burnout throughout the oil depot, which will significantly complicate the restoration of the facility.

The oil depot is located near the Typhoon plant, one of the largest defense industry enterprises in the Kaluga region. The plant specializes in the production of complex electronic equipment, including the Bal-E coastal missile system and the Monolith-B mobile radio intelligence system.

While winter conditions and satellite imagery make it difficult to assess damage to the plant, the fact that the attacked oil depot was located close to an important defense facility raises additional questions about the possible consequences for Russian defense infrastructure.

The attack on a strategic facility linked to both fuel supplies and the defense industry demonstrates a new level of Ukrainian operations aimed at weakening the Russian military machine. The strike is the latest in a series of drone attacks that, despite claims of interceptions, regularly cause significant damage to Russian infrastructure.

The situation in Kaluga shows that the war is getting ever closer to the interior regions of Russia, where its economic and strategic consequences are already beginning to be felt.

Earlier, Dialog.UA reported that footage from Kaluga appeared on the Internet, in which a burning enterprise can be seen.

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