Massive Fire Engulfs Russian Lukoil Fuel Depot After Overnight Drone Strike

Drones struck a Lukoil oil depot in Russia’s Smolensk region, setting off a massive blaze that engulfed fuel storage tanks, according to videos shared online and analyzed by the OSINT community CyberBoroshno on September 12.

At least two direct hits were recorded in the settlement of Kardymovo, sparking a fire visible to residents across the area. Witness footage posted to social media shows flames ripping through the facility.

The site has been a target before. In the spring of last year, Ukrainian drones nearly wiped out the same depot, destroying 14 out of 16 crude oil storage tanks during a firestorm that burned for hours.

This week’s strike caused further destruction. Nine additional tanks holding fuel and lubricants were destroyed, investigators said.

The facility belongs to Lukoil-Centrnefteprodukt LLC, a subsidiary of the Russian oil giant.

Earlier, drones struck Russia’s largest oil export terminal on the Baltic Sea overnight, sparking fires on a vessel and at a pumping station in the port of Primorsk in the Leningrad region.

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