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Russia’s Largest Caucasus Oil Terminal Hit After Ukrainian Drone Strike
The Ukrainian military on Monday targeted several Russian military, logistics and fuel infrastructure sites overnight, including the Grushovaya oil depot in Krasnodar Krai. Open-source monitoring channels reported a major fire at the facility, which forms part of the strategically important Sheskharis oil terminal near Novorossiysk.
The CCD said Crimea is becoming more isolated and that Russia is struggling to maintain normal supplies. “In practice, Russia is gradually losing its ability to supply the occupied peninsula at its usual capacity,” the statement said. Signs of shortages have also appeared in Sevastopol, where some supermarkets reportedly limit customers to three bottles of cooking oil and three packages of pasta per purchase. The problems come days after Ukrainian forces struck the Chonhar Bridge, one of the key routes linking occupied Crimea with Russian-controlled territory in southern Ukraine. Russian military bloggers and occupation officials acknowledged damage to the bridge and traffic disruptions. Vehicles were rerouted through alternative crossings. The Chonhar Bridge is part of the R-280 highway, a major route used to move Russian troops, equipment, fuel, and supplies between Crimea and the front lines. As Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian logistics, keeping occupied Crimea supplied is becoming increasingly difficult.
