17 March 2026
A strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on an oil depot in Labinsk, Krasnodar Krai, on March 16 resulted in the near-total destruction of its tank farm, according to Astra sources in the region’s emergency services. According to them, after four drones arrived, a massive fire broke out at the facility, covering an area of 3,000 square meters. As a result, 18 of the 20 tanks burned: nine gasoline tanks, nine diesel tanks, and seven fuel tankers. No one was injured. Operations at the facility have been suspended.
A photo of the fire at the oil depot was published by the Ukrainian Telegram monitoring channel Exilenova+. The footage shows flames and huge plumes of black smoke. Vladimir Zaburayev, head of the Labinsk district, reported on Tuesday that the fire was ongoing and called the situation “stable.” Rospotrebnadzor reported no excess concentrations of harmful substances in the air. The Labinsk oil depot is owned by Yugnefteprodukt LLC and is one of the largest in the region. It holds 9,000 cubic meters of fuel and supplies the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories, the Rostov region, and Adygea, including AI-80, AI-92, and AI-95 gasoline, diesel, and lubricants from various manufacturers.
Over the past week, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly struck fuel and energy facilities in the Krasnodar Krai. On March 12 and 15 , an oil depot near Tikhoretsk caught fire, according to the regional task force. Specifically, the strikes targeted storage tanks at the Tikhoretskaya Linear Production and Dispatch Station (LPDS), as well as the adjacent Tikhoretsk-Nafta terminal.
The Tikhoretskaya Line Transmission Station (LTDS) is a key transshipment hub for Transneft in southern Russia, handling the reception, storage, and transportation of oil. Four main pipelines converge at the station. The hub plays a strategic role in distributing crude arriving in the region to the ports of Novorossiysk and Tuapse.
Gazprom reported that on March 10 and 11, the Russkaya, Beregovaya, and Kazachya compressor stations, which supply gas via the Turkish and Blue Streams, were attacked. All three are located in the Krasnodar Krai.
Nice! So, this tank farm is practically erased and burnt to a crisp. That should happen to the entire shithole.
What a beautiful sight. Ukrainian sanctions are second to none.
That is so true!