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Ukrainian Defense Forces said they conducted overnight strikes hitting oil depots in Crimea (Semikolodezyanskaya in Lenine and Feodosia, the latter with a 10–12 million ton/year capacity), an FSB command post in Belgorod region, and an ammunition depot in Donetsk region, along with targets in the Leningrad region and other occupied areas, aiming to disrupt fuel storage and military logistics for Russian forces.
Ukrainian drones struck two Russian oil refineries, causing significant fires but no casualties. The attacks are part of a broader campaign targeting Russian oil infrastructure, which Ukraine considers legitimate military targets. U.S. officials have expressed concerns about the impact on the global fuel market.
Oil depots in Russia and Ukraine were set ablaze in drone attacks as both sides escalate their attacks on infrastructure ahead of Ukraine's planned spring counter-offensive to end Russia's invasion. Russia blamed a Ukrainian drone for a huge fire at an oil terminal on its side of the bridge to occupied Crimea, while Ukraine says destroying infrastructure supporting the Russian military in Ukraine is part of its preparation for the planned ground assault. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had arrested seven people connected with Ukrainian intelligence and accused them of planning "a series of high-profile sabotage and terrorist acts" in the annexed peninsula.
Oil depots in Russia and Ukraine were set ablaze as both sides escalated a drone war targeting infrastructure ahead of Kyiv's planned spring counter-offensive to try to end Moscow's all-out invasion. Ukraine said it had shot down 21 of 26 Iranian-made drones. The two sides have been launching long-range strikes since last week in apparent anticipation of Ukraine's upcoming counteroffensive, expected to be one of the most decisive phases of the war.