Second Strike in a Week: Fire Erupts at Feodosia Oil Terminal Supplying Russian Troops

A massive fire broke out overnight at the Feodosia oil terminal in Russian-occupied Crimea following a second drone strike on the facility in a week, Russian media Astra reported on October 13.

Images and videos show flames engulfing the Sea Oil Terminal JSC, one of only two major oil transfer facilities on the peninsula.

The installation, with storage tanks capable of holding up to 250,000 cubic meters of fuel, plays a key role in supplying Russia’s southern military operations.

The head of the Russian occupation administration in Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, confirmed the attack, saying that “a fire broke out as a result of a drone attack. According to current information, there were no casualties. All emergency services are on site. Preliminary reports indicate that over 20 drones were shot down by air defenses.”

Russia’s Defense Ministry later claimed that 103 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across Russian and occupied territories overnight—including 40 over Crimea, 26 over the Astrakhan region, 19 over the Black Sea, 14 over the Rostov region, two over the Sea of Azov, and one each over Belgorod and Kalmykia.

Drones struck the same Feodosia terminal just a week earlier, on October 6, igniting a massive blaze that burned for several days. The repeated attacks highlight the growing vulnerability of Russia’s critical energy infrastructure in occupied Crimea, particularly facilities supplying front-line forces in the south.

Earlier, Ukrainian Armed Forces struck two key energy facilities deep inside Russia—the Korobkovsky Gas Processing Plant and the Yefimovka oil pumping station in the Volgograd region.

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