12.03.2026
On the night of March 12, explosions erupted in the city of Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, after an airstrike. The target of the drone attack was a local oil depot.
As a result of the strike, a large-scale fire broke out on the territory of the facility, according to the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+.
Attack details
During the night, UAVs attacked the Tikhoretskaya oil transshipment terminal, which is part of Chornomortransneft OJSC and is one of the largest and most strategically important nodes in Russia’s main oil pipeline system.
Eyewitnesses said that in the Tikhoretsk district, ” a fire broke out on the territory of an oil depot due to falling UAV debris.” At the same time, Russians complained that they heard at least 15 loud explosions.
Geolocation data confirms that the fire was recorded directly on the territory of the oil transshipment terminal.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Krasnodar Territory stated that the total area of the fire on the territory of the Tikhoretskaya oil transshipment terminal is 150 sq. meters. 83 people and 26 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire.
The network also writes that, in addition to Tikhoretsk, Anapa and Vityazevo were under massive drone attack. Local officials had not commented on the UAV attack in these settlements as of 6:00 a.m.
What is known about the oil depot?
The Tikhoretskaya oil transshipment depot is part of the structure of Chornomortransnafta OJSC (a subsidiary of Transneft). Its main task is to receive, store and further pump oil coming from various regions towards export terminals on the Black Sea, primarily to the port of Novorossiysk.
The total volume of the tank farm is about 380 thousand cubic meters. The base is connected to railway tracks and automobile entrances, which makes it a multimodal transshipment hub. The Tikhoretsk oil depot is the intersection point of several major highways. Important sections of oil pipelines begin here, for example, the Tikhoretsk – Novorossiysk direction.
As a reminder, on March 11, 2026, a large-scale fire broke out at the Kosogorsk Metallurgical Plant in Tula, Russia. A powerful explosion preceded the fire.
As OBOZ.UA reported, on March 11, drones massively attacked the city of Togliatti, Samara Oblast, Russia. The target of the strike was the chemical industry enterprise “KuibyshevAzot”. After the UAVs arrived, a large-scale fire broke out on the territory of the plant.
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