Ukrainian drone strikes early Sunday morning, July 19, targeted critical energy infrastructure in southern Russia and the occupied Crimean peninsula, igniting fires at multiple fuel storage sites and an electrical substation. Strikes on Stavropol oil depots In Russia’s Stavropol Krai, local authorities reported three distinct fires in industrial zones near the regional capital following a drone attack.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
The independent Russian Telegram channel ASTRA published eyewitness video footage confirming multiple fires. Open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysts geolocated the footage and determined that strikes hit at least one of three adjacent oil depots located in Stavropol and the nearby settlement of Vyazniki. According to Astra, the targeted facilities include a Rosneft-operated oil depot in Vyazniki and another site on Promyslova Street, which houses two corporate entities: Korona and MK-Nefteprodukt. Video evidence also indicates a fire at the Stavropol oil depot on Kolomiytseva Street. This facility, operated by Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt, features 42 reservoirs with a total capacity of approximately 57,600 cubic meters. The depot functions as a key logistics node for receiving, storing, and dispensing gasoline, diesel fuel, and lubricants.
