The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that the Ukrainian Forces successfully hit another strategic facility on the territory of the russian federation. The Center of Special Operations "A" of the Security Service of Ukraine, along with other units, attacked one of russian oil depots in Kursk Oblast.
Ukraine's General Staff reported that russian facility was hit at night on July 28. It is about Polevaya oil depot in Kursk Oblast. "According to intelligence, enemy air defense systems were operating in the area of the facility's location. Subsequently, powerful explosions as well as fire were recorded, probably tanks with oil products caught fire," the statement reads.
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According to a report from the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation, on the night of July 28, russian air defense allegedly managed to shoot down two drones over Kursk Oblast as well as five more over Belgorod Oblast. Later, it was also reported that two more drones were allegedly intercepted over Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
The attack on the oil depot was acknowledged by the governor of Kursk Oblast, Alexei Smirnov. He reported that three fuel tanks were on fire. 32 units of special equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire. As of eight o'clock in the morning, it was reported that a fire had been extinguished at one of the tanks.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that the Polevaya oil depot has 11 tanks (10 were recorded on satellite images). russians use it for their own needs. It should be noted that this is not the first time that the Defense Forces of Ukraine have attacked this oil depot.
It is also known that on February 15, the same oil depot was attacked by Ukrainian attack drones. The strike was officially reported by the former governor of Kursk Oblast Roman Starovoyt. Ukrainian media reported that it was a special operation of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. One to three oil tanks were damaged as a result of the attack.
Since the beginning of 2024, the Defense Forces of Ukraine have carried out dozens of attacks on oil depots and refineries of russian occupiers using attack drones. At the end of June this year, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that more than 30 enemy refineries, terminals and oil depots had been hit.
At the same time, given the constant attacks by Ukrainian drones on russia's territory, occupiers are taking measures to counter Ukrainian drones. For example, russians are copying the idea of mobile fire groups.
In particular, the russian federation has recently created armor plates to protect oil depots and other facilities from drone strikes, as well as a neural network that can supposedly increase the range of UAV detection by 40%.
Earlier Defense Express reported Ukrainian kamikaze drone had hit russian armored vehicles.
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