Ukraine’s Security Service Strikes Three Russian Oil Depots at Once 600 Kilometers From Border

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck three oil storage facilities in Russia’s Stavropol region overnight on July 19, causing fires and explosions at fuel tanks approximately 600 kilometers (373 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The SBU said its drones recorded successful hits on all three facilities, where large fires subsequently broke out. The operation targeted infrastructure used to store and distribute petroleum products, according to the agency.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes, saying SBU units targeted three oil depots while the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit another fuel facility in the same region.

“We continue to respond to Russian strikes in a fully justified and accurate manner. Today, Ukraine’s long-range sanctions reached designated targets that support and finance Russia’s aggression,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.

“SSU units struck three oil depots in the Stavropol region at once, while units of our Armed Forces hit another fuel facility in the same region,” he added.

Stavropol region Governor Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed fires at two industrial sites near the settlement of Vyazniki and another in the northern part of Stavropol. He said “flammable” materials were detonating at the affected facilities and announced a local state of emergency.

Russian independent outlet Astra geolocated footage from the attack and identified three oil facilities in and around Stavropol and the neighboring city of Mikhailovsk as the likely targets.

One of the oil depots near Vyazniki reportedly belongs to Russia’s state-controlled oil company Rosneft. A second fire was recorded at an industrial site used by the Korona and MK-Nefteprodukt companies.

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According to Astra, the third facility was likely the Stavropol oil depot operated by Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt. Open-source information indicates that the depot has 42 storage tanks with a combined capacity of approximately 57,600 cubic meters. It receives, stores, and distributes gasoline, diesel fuel, and lubricants.

The Lukoil-operated facility had already been targeted twice earlier in July, with fires reported following drone strikes on July 9 and July 13.

During the same night, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) reported strikes on 13 power substations across temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and four Russia-linked vessels in the Black Sea.

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