Ukraine reportedly strikes oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea, causes fire
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An oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea was reportedly struck in an aerial attack early on June 7, as Ukraine continues to expand strikes against Russian military and energy infrastructure.
A fire broke out at the Semikolodyansk oil depot near the town of Yedi Quyu, according to the pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind.
The depot, located in the village of Lenino in eastern Crimea, is used for fuel storage and serves as a regional logistics hub. It is operated by a Russian company following the peninsula's occupation.
The reports could not be independently verified.
Another pro-Ukrainian outlet, Exilenova+, said satellite imagery from NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System confirmed a fire at the oil depot. According to the channel, the area showing thermal activity continued to expand after the strike.
Russian occupation authorities have not commented on the reported attack.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 95 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian territory and occupied Crimea, but did not report any damage to infrastructure.
The strikes come as Ukraine is expanding its middle strike campaign, targeting military assets at the operational depth of roughly 20 to 300 kilometers (10 to 185 miles) from the front line.
Drone operators from Ukraine's 3rd Special Operations Forces Regiment have taken aerial control of part of Russia's land supply route to occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian military reported on June 6.
On June 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is now capable of striking all of Moscow's military logistics in the occupied territories.
"Our warriors now have the capability to reach Russian military logistics across virtually the entire depth of the temporarily occupied territory. There are practically no safe roads left for the occupier in the south and east of our state," he said.
